Assessment scales
NIHSS
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
A standardised neurological exam that scores stroke severity — consciousness, gaze, vision, facial and limb movement, sensation, language, attention. Higher means more severe.
How it gets tested
Tested as the stroke-severity tool, alongside FAST (recognition) and the GCS (consciousness).
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