NIH STroke Scale lblDT Total Score:  0 Baseline 2 hr post treatment 24 hours post treatment 7-10 days 3 months Other

Patient ID

Level of consciousness Alert Arousable by minor stimulation Required repeated stimulation or pain Responds only with reflex movement, or no response	Two Questions:  Asked Month & Age Answers both Answers One correctly Answers neither correctly	Two Commands: Open & close eyes, Grip and release hand Performs both Performs One correctly Performs neither correctly
Best Gaze Normal gaze Partial gaze palsy Forced deviation, not overcome by oculocephalic motion	Visual field No Visual loss Partial hemianopsia Complete Hemianopsia Bilateral Hemianopsia	Facial Palsy: show teeth, close eyes Symmetric movements Minor paralysis Partial paralysis Complete paralysis 1 or both sides

Motor Left Arm No drift Drift Some effort against gravity No effort against gravity No movement	Motor Right Arm No drift Drift Some effort against gravity No effort against gravity No movement
Motor Left leg No drift Drift Some effort against gravity No effort against gravity No movement	Motor Right leg No drift Drift Some effort against gravity No effort against gravity No movement
Limb Ataxia finger to nose, heel to shin No ataxia Ataxia in 1 limb Ataxia in 2 limbs Untestable, explain	Sensory pin prick, pain rsponse No sensory loss Mild to moderate loss Severe or total loss, or coma
Best language describe picture, name item, read sentence No aphasia Mild to Moderate aphasia Severe Aphasia Mute, global aphasia	Dysarthria read or repeat words No dysarthria Slurrs some words Unintelligible Untestable - explain
Extinction & Inattention Normal Visual, touch, or personal inattention Profound hemi-inattention or extinction	Total Score: 0