Table 3.

Items assessed in the Neurological Dysfunction Score, reflecting the patient's and/or his/her family's evaluation of symptoms and their variation prior to assessment on admission.

Motor function
	Face	Upper limb	Lower limb
Unknown
Normal
Could be used
Could not be used
None
Sensitivity
	Face	Upper limb	Lower limb
Unknown
Normal
Slight asymmetry
Clearly reduced
Anaesthesia, no feeling at all
Cognitive function: speech disturbances, reading writing, calculating difficulties, neglect
Unknown
Normal
Minimal
Difficult to understand
Incomprehensible
Posture and gait
	Upright position		Gait
Unknown
Normal
Possible alone
Possible with help
Impossible
Limb coordination
	Upper limb		Lower limb
Unknown
Normal
Slight control
Very little control
No control