Nih Stroke Scale 21 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

What are the results? {Ans: 0 = Absent. 1 = Present in one limb. 2 = Present in two limbs. UN = Amputation or joint fusion, explain}What are the results? {Ans: 0 = Alert; keenly responsive. 1 = Not alert; but arousable by minor stimulation to obey, answer, or respond. 2 = Not alert; requires repeated stimulation to attend, or is obtunded and requires strong or painful stimulation to make movements (not stereotyped). 3 = Responds only with reflex motor or autonomic effects or totally unresponsive, flaccid, and areflexic. 0 = Answers both questions correctly. 1 = Answers one question correctly. 2 = Answers neither question correctly 0 = Performs both tasks correctly. 1 = Performs one task correctly. 2 = Performs neither task correctly.}How to assess facial palsy? {Ans: Ask - or use pantomime to encourage - the patient to show teeth or raise eyebrows and close eyes. Score symmetry of grimace in response to noxious stimuli in the poorly responsive or non-comprehending patient.}How to assess limb ataxia? {Ans: This item is aimed at finding evidence of a unilateral cerebellar lesion. Test with eyes open. In case of visual defect, ensure testing is done in