Stroke Scale

NIH Stroke Scale Response Value
Level of Consciousness----Alert?
LOC Questions-------------Answer 2
LOC Commands-----------Obey 2
Best Gaze--------------------Normal?
Visual------------------------Any visual loss?
Facial palsy------------------Normal?
Left Motor Arm Drift------Any drift?
Right Motor Arm Drift------Any?
Left Motor Leg Drift-------Any?
Right Motor Leg Drift------Any?
Limb Ataxia------------------------Absent?
Sensory----------------------Normal?
Best Language-------------Normal?
Dysarthria------------------Any Aphasia?
     (Motor Speech Disorder)
Extinction-/ Inattention-----------------
    If score is 0      no stroke
                    1-4    minor stroke
                    5-15  moderate stroke
                   15-20  moderate / severe stroke
                   21-42   severe stroke
    For score greater than 4, tPA is usually administered:  Tissue Plasminogen Activator