Table 3.

Details of scale type and vocal prompt for neurological examination

Neurological assessment	Scale type	No. of levels	Example of prompt/action
Walking scale	Ordinal	7	Can you walk for me? (0–6)
Sequential opposition	Ordinal	4	normal/mild/moderate/severe
Rapid alternating hand movements	Ordinal	4	normal/mild/moderate/severe
Romberg	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Tone	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Walking Overall	Ordinal	6	mild/moderate/severe/wheelchair/bedbound
Finger-nose testing	Ordinal	4	normal/mild/moderate/severe
Heel toe walking	Ordinal	6	mild/moderate/severe/wheelchair/bedbound
Observation – myoclonus	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Primitive reflexes – grasp	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Sequential finger tapping	Ordinal	4	normal/mild/moderate/severe
Primitive reflexes – glabellar tap	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Primitive reflexes – pout	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Eye movements	Categorical	4	Normal/failure of upgaze/nystagmus/other
Power	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Observation – chorea	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Walking gait	Categorical	4	normal/apraxic/ataxic/cerebellar
Reflexes	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Observation – tremor	Binary	2	normal/abnormal
Observation – other	Binary	2	normal/abnormal