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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