Modified NIH Stroke Scale

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Are you evaluating a patient who just has had a stroke?

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Level of consciousness

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Questions

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Commands

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Gaze

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Visual fields

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Facial palsy

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Motor left arm

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Motor right arm

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Motor left leg

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Motor right leg

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Ataxia

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Sensory

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Language

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Dysarthria

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Extinction/inattention

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Modified NIH Stroke Scale

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Purpose:

To use a modified NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) to evaluate patients who have just had a stroke.

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

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Interpretation and Description

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