Modified NIH Stroke Scale/Score (mNIHSS)
Shortened, validated version of the NIHSS.
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: numbering scheme is intentional and reflects differences from the original NIHSS (i.e., 1A, 7 and 10 are eliminated, and 3 and 4 are combined).
When to Use
Pearls/Pitfalls
Why Use
Both questions correct
01 question correct
+10 questions correct
+2Both tasks correct
01 task correct
+10 tasks correct
+2Normal
0Partial gaze palsy
+1Total gaze palsy
+2No visual loss
0Partial hemianopia
+1Complete hemianopia
+2Bilateral hemianopia
+3No drift
0Drift before 10 seconds
+1Falls before 10 seconds
+2No effort against gravity
+3No movement
+4No drift
0Drift before 10 seconds
+1Falls before 10 seconds
+2No effort against gravity
+3No movement
+4No drift
0Drift before 5 seconds
+1Falls before 5 seconds
+2No effort against gravity
+3No movement
+4No drift
0Drift before 5 seconds
+1Falls before 5 seconds
+2No effort against gravity
+3No movement
+4Normal; no sensory loss
0Abnormal; sensory loss
+1Normal; no aphasia
0Mild aphasia
+1Severe aphasia
+2Mute/global aphasia
+3Normal
0Mild
+1Severe
+2Result:
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