| Item | Score |
|---|---|
| 1. Facial palsy | |
| Facial movement is normal, symmetric | 0 |
| Facial gesture when showing the teeth or smiling is slightly asymmetrical | 1 |
| Facial gesture when showing the teeth or smiling is completely asymmetrical | 2 |
| 2. Arm motor function | |
| Maintain the arm against gravity >10 seconds | 0 |
| Maintain the arm against gravity <10 seconds | 1 |
| Cannot maintain the arm against gravity and drops immediately | 2 |
| 3. Leg motor function | |
| Maintain the leg against gravity >5 seconds | 0 |
| Maintain the leg against gravity <5seconds | 1 |
| Cannot maintain the leg against gravity and drops immediately | 2 |
| 4. Head and gaze deviation | |
| Absent | 0 |
| Present | 1 |
| 5A. Agnosia / Negligence (if left hemiparesis) | |
| Asomatognosia (do not recognize the left part of his/her body) Anosognosia (do not recognize his/her weakness) | |
| There is no asomatognosia nor anosognosia | 0 |
| There is asomatognosia or anosognosia | 1 |
| There is asomatognosia and anosognosia | 2 |
| 5B. Aphasia / Language (if right hemiparesis) | |
| Ask the patient: “Close your eyes” and “Make a fist” | |
| Perform both tasks correctly | 0 |
| Perform one task correclty | 1 |
| Perform neither tasks | 2 |
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