NIH STROKE SCALE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

NIH STROKE SCALE TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
rate ,what,they,actually,do,,ANS,-,



tips,for,scoring,,ANS,-,use ,patient's,first,response

-



ataxia,,ANS,-
,lack,of ,muscle ,coordination, ,reflects,the,affected,coordination,of ,one ,who,has,experienced,a,stroke




Significance,of ,NIH,stroke,scale,,ANS,-
,necessary ,prognostic,tool ,for,discerning,deficits,within,different,parts,of ,body.




provides,in,common,language,to,understand,nature,of,stroke,and,severity,amongst,interdisciplinary,tea
m.



is,the ,NIH,stroke,scale,a,measure,of,disability?,,ANS,-,no,,it,is,a,measuring,tool ,of,impairments.



Relevance ,to,medical,specialties,,ANS,-,emergency,physicians,,neurologists



,,ANS,- ,- ,administer,scale,items,in,their,-,exact,order

-,avoid,coaching,patient

-,accept,patient's,1st,effort

-,score ,only,what,patient,does

-,be ,consistent



NIH,level,of,consciousness,item,1a,,ANS,-,0,=,alert

1,=,not,alert;,aroused,with,minor,verbal,stimulation,

, 2,=,not,alert;,requires,strong,or,painful ,stimulation

3,=,reflex ,movements,only,or,totally,unresponsive,*coma*



NIH,level,of,consciousness,item,1B,,ANS,-,based,on,2,questions

1) ,patient's,age

2) ,month,



0,=,answers,both,questions,correctly

1,=,answers,one ,question,correctly

2,=,answers,neither,questions,correctly



NIH,level,of,consciousness,item,1C,,ANS,-,ask,patient,to,perform,2,tasks



1) ,close ,your,eyes,,now,open,them

2) ,make ,a,fist,(independent,limbs)



NIH,Best,Gaze ,,ANS,-,tests,voluntary,horizontal ,eye,movements.

-,notice ,position,of,the,eyes,at,rest,,

-,move ,finger/object,horizontally,and,ask,patient,to,follow,moving,target



0,=,score ,if,acts,performed,correctly

1,=,partial ,gaze ,palsy

2,=,forced,deviation



*consider,if,eye,movements,are,normal*



NIH,Visual ,field,test,,ANS,-,eyes,are ,tested,independently

patient,must,be,looking,directly,at,your,eyes,for,peripheral,tests.