ACS Stroke Sepsis

Cincinnati Stroke Program

NIH Stroke Scale

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LOC1a Alert (+0 points)
Arousable (+1 point)
Req. Stimulation (+2 points)
Unarousable/Reflex Only (+3 points)
LOC1b Both Correct (+0 points)
1 Correct (+1 point)
None Correct (+2 points)
LOC1c Both Correct (+0 points)
1 Correct (+1 point)
None Correct (+2 points)
Gaze Normal Gaze (+0 points)
Partial Gaze Palsy (+1 point)
Forced Deviation (+2 points)
Visual No Visual Loss (+0 points)
Partial Hemianopia (+1 point)
Complete Hemianopia (+2 points)
Bilat. Hemianopia (+3 points)
Palsy Nl Sym Movements (+0 points)
Minor Paralysis (+1 point)
Partial Paralysis (+2 points)
Paralysis of 1 side (+3 points)
L Arm No drift (+0 points)
Drift (+1 point)
Some effort vs gravity (+2 points)
No effort vs gravity (+3 points)
No movement (+4 points)
Amputee/Joint Fusion (+0 points)
R Arm No drift (+0 points)
Drift (+1 point)
Some effort vs gravity (+2 points)
No effort vs gravity (+3 points)
No movement (+4 points)
Amputee/Joint Fusion (+0 points)
L Leg No drift (+0 points)
Drift (+1 point)
Some effort vs gravity (+2 points)
No effort vs gravity (+3 points)
No movement (+4 points)
Amputee/Joint Fusion (+0 points)
R Leg No drift (+0 points)
Drift (+1 point)
Some effort vs gravity (+2 points)
No effort vs gravity (+3 points)
No movement (+4 points)
Amputee/Joint Fusion (+0 points)
Ataxia Absent (+0 points)
Present in 1 limb (+1 point)
Present in 2 limbs (+2 points)
Amputee/Joint Fusion (+0 points)
Sensory Normal (+0 points)
Mild-Mod Sens. Loss (+1 point)
Severe/Total Loss (+2 points)
Language No aphasia (+0 points)
Mild-mod aphasia (+1 point)
Severe Aphasia (+2 points)
Mute (+3 points)
Dysarthria No dysarthria (+0 points)
Mild-mod dysarthria (+1 point)
Severe dysarthria (+2 points)
Intubated/Unable (+0 points)
Extinction No abnormality (+0 points)
Sensory inattention (+1 point)
Severe hemi-inattention (+2 points)

Formula: Sum of score from each option (Option 1 + Option 2 +....Option 12). A user is not required to select each field.

References

National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://ninds.nih.gov Viewed on November 13, 2007.