Table 2. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
(cont'd)
Tested Item
Title
Responses and Scores
6
Motor function (leg)
a. left
b. right
0 – No drift
1 – Drift before 5 seconds
2 – Falls before 5 seconds
3 – No effort against gravity
4 – No movement
7
Limb ataxia
0 – No ataxia
1 – Ataxia in 1 limb
2 – Ataxia in 2 limbs
8
Sensory
0 – No sensory loss
1 – Mild sensory loss
2 – Severe sensory loss
9
Language
0 – Normal
1 – Mild aphasia
2 – Severe aphasia
3 – Mute or global aphasia
10
Articulation
0 – Normal
1 – Mild dysarthria
2 – Severe dysarthria
11
Extinction or inattention
0 – Absent
1 – Mild loss (1 sensory modality lost)
2 – Severe loss (2 modalities lost)
3
