NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Calculator - MDApp The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is meant to standardize stroke assessment and is currently used in numerous medical facilities and clinical trials around the world
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale The NIHSS is a composite scale derived from the Toronto Stroke Scale, the Oxbury Initial Severity Scale, the Cincinnati Stroke Scale and the Edinburgh-2 Coma Scale
NIH Stroke Scale Administer stroke scale items in the order listed Record performance in each category after each subscale exam Do not go back and change scores Follow directions provided for each exam technique Scores should reflect what the patient does, not what the clinician thinks the patient can do