Table 2.

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale variants [16,23,32,33,34,35].

Scale/Evaluation of	NIHSS (0–42)	sNIHSS-EMS (0–29)	mNIHSS (0–31)
1a. Level of Consciousness	0 = Alert; responsive 1 = Not alert; somnolent 2 = Not alert; soporose 3 = Comatose	0 = Alert; responsive 1 = Not alert; somnolent 2 = Not alert; soporose 3 = Comatose
1b. Level of Consciousness Questions (month/age)	0 = Both answers correct 1 = One answer correct 2 = Neither answer correct		0 = Both answers correct 1 = One answer correct 2 = Neither answer correct
1c. Level of Consciousness Commands (closing eyes/hand grip)	0 = Performs both tasks correctly 1 = Performs one task correctly 2 = Performs neither task correctly		0 = Performs both tasks correctly 1 = Performs one task correctly 2 = Performs neither task correctly
2. Best Gaze	0 = Normal 1 = Partial gaze palsy 2 = Total gaze palsy		0 = Normal 1 = Partial gaze palsy 2 = Total gaze palsy
3. Visual	0 = No visual loss 1 = Partial hemianopia 2 = Complete hemianopia 3 = Bilateral hemianopia (blind including cortical blindness)		0 = No visual loss 1 = Partial hemianopia 2 = Complete hemianopia 3 = Bilateral hemianopia (blind including cortical blindness)
4. Facial Palsy	0 = Normal 1 = Minor paralysis 2 = Partial paralysis 3 = Complete paralysis	0 = Normal 1 = Minor paralysis 2 = Partial paralysis 3 = Complete paralysis
5. Motor Arm (10 s) 5a—left 5b—right	0 = No drift 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity, limb falls 4 = No movement UN = Amputation or joint fusion	0 = No drift 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity, limb falls 4 = No movement UN = Amputation or joint fusion	0 = No drift 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity, limb falls 4 = No movement UN = Amputation or joint fusion
6. Motor Leg (5 s) 6a—left 6b—right	0 = No drift 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity limb falls 4 = No movement UN = Amputation or joint fusion	0 = No drift 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity, limb falls 4 = No movement. UN = Amputation or joint fusion	0 = No drift 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity, limb falls 4 = No movement UN = Amputation or joint fusion
7. Limb Ataxia	0 = Absent 1 = Present in one limb 2 = Present in two limbs UN = Amputation or joint fusion
8. Sensory	0 = Normal 1 = Mild-to-moderate sensory loss 2 = Severe-to-total sensory loss	0 = Normal 1 = Mild-to-moderate sensory loss 2 = Severe-to-total sensory loss	0 = Normal 1 = Mild-to-moderate sensory loss 2 = Severe-to-total sensory loss
9. Best Language	0 = No aphasia 1 = Mild-to-moderate aphasia 2 = Severe aphasia 3 = Mute, global aphasia	0 = No aphasia 1 = Mild-to-moderate aphasia 2 = Severe aphasia 3 = Mute, global aphasia	0 = No aphasia 1 = Mild-to-moderate aphasia 2 = Severe aphasia 3 = Mute, global aphasia
10. Dysarthria	0 = Normal 1 = Mild-to-moderate dysarthria 2 = Severe dysarthria UN = Intubated or other physical barrier	0 = Normal 1 = Mild-to-moderate dysarthria 2 = Severe dysarthria UN = Intubated or other physical barrier
11. Extinction and Inattention (formerly Neglect)	0 = No abnormality 1 = Mild 2 = Severe		0 = No abnormality 1 = Mild 2 = Severe