Advances in Medical Revascularisation Treatments in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 1

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

Tested item	Title	Response and score
1A	Level of consciousness	0 = alert
		1 = drowsy
		2 = obtunded
		3 = coma/unresponsive
1B	Orientation questions (2)	0 = answers both correctly
		1 = answers one correctly
		2 = answers neither correctly
1C	Response to commands (2)	0 = performs both tasks correctly
		1 = performs one task correctly
		2 = performs neither
2	Gaze	0 = normal horizontal movements
		1 = partial gaze palsy
		2 = complete gaze palsy
3	Visual fields	0 = no visual field defect
		1 = partial hemianopia
		2 = complete hemianopia
		3 = bilateral hemianopia
4	Facial movement	0 = normal
		1 = minor facial weakness
		2 = partial facial weakness
		3 = complete unilateral palsy
5	Motor function (arm); (a) Left; (b) Right	0 = no drift
		1 = drift before 5 seconds
		2 = falls before 10 seconds
		3 = no effort against gravity
		4 = no movement
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
		0 = normal
10	Articulation	1 = mild dysarthria
		2 = severe dysarthria
11	Extinction or inattention	0 = absent
		1 = mild (loss 1 sensory modality)
		2 = severe (loss 2 modalities)

Adapted from Adams et al. (2007) [15].