National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - level of consciousness tertiary question score
General Details:
Name:
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - level of consciousness tertiary question score
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
Level of consciousness (LOC) commands assessed using the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Registration Status:
Qualified
Permissible Values:
Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value
Code Name
Code
Code System
Code Description
0
Performs both tasks correctly.
Performs both tasks correctly.
1
Performs one task correctly
Performs one task correctly
2
Performs neither task correctly
Performs neither task correctly
Designations:
Designation:
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - level of consciousness tertiary question score
Tags:
Designations:
Definition:
Level of consciousness (LOC) commands assessed using the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Tags:
Reference Documents:
ID:
Title:
URI:
Provider Org:
Language Code:
Document:
Brott, T., H.P. Adams Jr., C.P. Olinger, J.R. Marler, W.G. Barsan, J. Biller, J. Spilker, R. Holleran, R. Eberle, V. Hertzberg, M. Rorick, C.J. Moomaw, and M. Walker (1989) Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale. Stroke, 20, 964-970. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/20/7/864.full.pdf