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niH stroke scale (continued)
6. Motor Leg
Place the limb in the appropriate position by holding the leg at 30° (always test supine).
0 = No drift. 1 = Drift. 2 = Some effort against gravity.
3 = No effort against gravity. 4 = No movement.
UN = Amputation or joint effusion. 6a = Left leg. 6b = Right leg. Score
7. Limb Ataxia
0 = Absent. 1 = Present in one limb. 2 = Present in 2 limbs. UN = Amputation or joint effusion.
Score
8. Sensory
0 = Normal; no sensory loss. 1 = Mild to moderate sensory loss. 2 = Severe to total sensory loss.
Score
9. Best Language
0 = No aphasia. 1 = Mild to moderate aphasia. 2 = Severe aphasia. 3 = Mute, global aphasia.
· You know how. · I got home from work.
· Down to earth. · Near the table in the dining room. · They heard him speak on the radio last night.
Score
10. Dysarthria
Obtain an adequate speech sample by asking the patient to read or repeat the words below.
0 = Normal. 1 = Mild to moderate dysarthria.
2 = Severe dysarthria. UN = Intubated.
· Mama
· Tip-top
· Fifty- fty
Score
· Thanks
· Huckleberry
· Baseball player
11. Extinction and Inattention
0 = No abnormality.
1 = Visual, tactile, auditory, spatial, or personal inattention. 2 = Profound hemi-inattention or extinction
to more than one modality.
Score
NIH Stroke Scale Score
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