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NIH STROKE SCALE ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
How many items on 11
the NIH stroke scale?
an 11-item clinical evaluation instrument
NIH Stroke scale is widely used in clinical trials and practice to
assess neurologic outcome and degree of
recovery from stroke.
levels of:
consciousn
NIH Stroke Scale is ess vision
used to quantify the motor function (facial and
effects of acute extremities) cerebellar
cerebral ischemia on function
levels of ... (7 items) sensation
language
extinction or inattention
NIH SS is used to treatment
measure patient's
status after a stroke and
to assess the
outcome after
Should the patient be NO
coached? Should you
go back and rethink a
,2
particular
assessment?
Having what when reference materials
using NIH scale is
important?
DO NOT RATE what rate only what they actually do
you think the patient
wants to do or what
you think they can
do, RATE ONLY
use patient"s first YES - DO NOT USE SUMMARY OF RESPONSES
response?
, 3
re ataxia score 1) 0
1- if real weak, 2) ataxia
assume ataxia score 3) 1 or 2
4) 0
is...
2- if they can hold leg
or arm up w/ minimal
drift but are all over
place when trying
finger to nose test,
that's probably...
3) Important to know if
ataxia is present or
not and if present in
_____ or _ limbs
4) if patient very weak or
paralyzed, the ataxia
score is...
You should only score that they have loss of sensation
loss of sensation if
you can really
demonstrate...
if patient has sensory no, but you do if there's loss on top of the neuropathy
loss from neuropathy,
do you count thatt?
aphasia is difficult mild, mod, severe
because it can take a
while to go through
the battery and it can
be subjective as to
whether it is one of
which classification?
NIH STROKE SCALE ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
How many items on 11
the NIH stroke scale?
an 11-item clinical evaluation instrument
NIH Stroke scale is widely used in clinical trials and practice to
assess neurologic outcome and degree of
recovery from stroke.
levels of:
consciousn
NIH Stroke Scale is ess vision
used to quantify the motor function (facial and
effects of acute extremities) cerebellar
cerebral ischemia on function
levels of ... (7 items) sensation
language
extinction or inattention
NIH SS is used to treatment
measure patient's
status after a stroke and
to assess the
outcome after
Should the patient be NO
coached? Should you
go back and rethink a
,2
particular
assessment?
Having what when reference materials
using NIH scale is
important?
DO NOT RATE what rate only what they actually do
you think the patient
wants to do or what
you think they can
do, RATE ONLY
use patient"s first YES - DO NOT USE SUMMARY OF RESPONSES
response?
, 3
re ataxia score 1) 0
1- if real weak, 2) ataxia
assume ataxia score 3) 1 or 2
4) 0
is...
2- if they can hold leg
or arm up w/ minimal
drift but are all over
place when trying
finger to nose test,
that's probably...
3) Important to know if
ataxia is present or
not and if present in
_____ or _ limbs
4) if patient very weak or
paralyzed, the ataxia
score is...
You should only score that they have loss of sensation
loss of sensation if
you can really
demonstrate...
if patient has sensory no, but you do if there's loss on top of the neuropathy
loss from neuropathy,
do you count thatt?
aphasia is difficult mild, mod, severe
because it can take a
while to go through
the battery and it can
be subjective as to
whether it is one of
which classification?
