NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Considerations
- 11 items
- evaluation from cranial to caudal
Mnemonic
LOC Gives Vision For LAS Language, Do Extinct!
1a. Loc
1b. Option (question)
1c. Command
2. Gaze
3. Vision
4. Face
5&6. Limb (Superior R&L, Inferior R&L)
7. Ataxia
8. Sensory
9. Language
10. Dysarthria
11. Extinct
Scale
NIHSS
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16yfRMDOy7payCPZznlWKyyZ4pVebNW5m/view?usp=share_link
NIHSS Pocket
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1731ixPY8t0owvx6wXYzOVek4GIIQNgMj/view?usp=share_link
1a. Loc
Level of consciousness
1b. Option
LOC questions
1c. Command
LOC commands
2. Gaze
Best gaze
3. Vision
Visual
4. Face
Facial palsy
5&6. Limbs
Motor arm
5&6. Limbs
Motor leg
7. Ataxia
Limb ataxia
8. Sensory
9. Language
Best language
10. Dysarthria
11. Extinct
Extinction and inattention (formerly neglect)