NIH Stroke ScoreLoading...LOCAlert0Drowsy+1Stuporous+3Coma+4LOC QuestionsAnswers both correctly0Answers one correctly+1Answers both incorrectly+2LOC CommandsObeys both correctly0Obeys one correctly+1Disobeys both+2Best GazeNormal0Partial gaze palsy+1Forced deviation+2Best VisualNo visual loss0Partial hemianopia+1Complete hemianopia+2Bilateral hemianopia+3Facial PalsyNormal0Minor+1Partial+2Complete+3Motor Arm LNo drift0Drift+1Can not resist gravity+2No effort against gravity+3No movement+4Amputation, joint fusion+9Motor Arm RNo drift0Drift+1Can not resist gravity+2No effort against gravity+3No movement+4Amputation, joint fusion+9Motor Leg LNo drift0Drift+1Can not resist gravity+2No effort against gravity+3No movement+4Amputation, joint fusion+9Motor Leg RNo drift0Drift+1Can not resist gravity+2No effort against gravity+3No movement+4Amputation, joint fusion+9Limb AtaxiaAbsent0Present in upper or lower+1Present in both+2SensoryNormal0Partial loss+1Dense loss+2NeglectNo neglect0Partial neglect+1Complete neglect+2DysarthriaNormal articulation0Mild to moderate+1Near unintelligible or worse+2Best LanguageNo aphasia0Mild to moderate aphasia+1Severe aphasia+2Mute+3Indications for UseInsights & Cautions