Table 2.

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) [20].

Question	Response Score
1a. Level of consciousness	0= alert, 1=not alert, 2 = obtunded, 3 = unresponsive
1b. Level of consciousness questions	0 = answers both questions correctly, 1= answers one question correctly, 2 = answers neither correctly
1b. Level of consciousness commands	0 = performs both tasks correctly, 1 = performs one task correctly 2 = performs neither task correctly
2. Gaze	0 = normal, 1 = partial gaze palsy, 2 = total gaze palsy
3. Visual fields	0 = no visual loss, 1= partial hemianopsia, 2 = complete hemianopsia, 3 = bilateral hemianopsia
4. Facial palsy	0 = normal, 1 = minor paralysis, 2 = partial paralysis, 3 = complete paralysis
5. Motor arm  (a) Left  (b) Right	0 = no drift, 1 = drifts before 5s, 2 = falls before 10s, 3 = no effort against gravity, 4 = no movement
6. Motor leg  (a) Left   (b) Right	0 = no drift, 1= drifts before 5s, 2 = falls before 10s, 3 = no effort against gravity, 4 = no movement
7. Ataxia	0 = Absent, 1 = 1 limb, 2 = 2 limbs
8. Sensory	0 = normal, 1= mild loss, 2 = severe loss
9. Language	0 = normal, 1 = mild aphasia, 2 = severe aphasia, 3 = mute or global aphasia
10. Dysarthria	0 = normal, 1= mild, 2 = severe
11. Extinction/inattention	0 = normal, 1= mild, 2 = severe