NIH STROKE SCALE GROUP B PATIENT 1 TO 6 ANSWER KEY CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

NIH STROKE SCALE GROUP B PATIENT 1
TO 6 ANSWER KEY CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

⩥ 1a LOC - arousable by minor stimulation. Answer: 1


⩥ 1a LOC - Arousable by repeated or strong stimulation. Answer: 2


⩥ 1a LOC - unresponsive or reflex response only. Answer: 3


⩥ 1b LOC questions - answers month and age correctly. Answer: 0


⩥ 1b LOC questions - answers age but not month. Answer: 1


⩥ 1b LOC questions - answers month and age *incorrectly*. Answer: 2


⩥ 1c LOC commands - open/close eyes and grip/release hand. Answer:
0


⩥ 1c LOC commands - open/close eyes but does not grip/release hand.
Answer: 1

, ⩥ 1c LOC commands - does not open/close eyes or grip/release hand.
Answer: 2


⩥ 2 Best gaze - follows finger horizontally. Answer: 0


⩥ 2 Best gaze - partial gaze palsy. Answer: 1


⩥ 2 Best gaze - forced deviation. Answer: 2


⩥ 3 Visual - all 4 quadrants are intact. Answer: 0


⩥ 3 Visual - one quadrant is not intact. Answer: 1


⩥ 3 Visual - complete hemianopia. Answer: 2


⩥ 3 Visual - bilateral hemianopia. Answer: 3


⩥ 4 Facial palsy - none. Answer: 0


⩥ 4 Facial palsy - minor paralysis. Answer: 1


⩥ 4 Facial palsy - partial paralysis. Answer: 2