๐ง NIHSS Score Calculator
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale โ the standard tool for grading acute stroke severity
1๏ธโฃ Consciousness
1aLevel of Consciousness
1bLOC Questions โ month and age
1cLOC Commands โ open/close eyes, grip/release hand
2๏ธโฃ Visual / Ocular Motility
2Best Gaze
3Visual Fields
3๏ธโฃ Motor
4Facial Palsy
5aLeft Arm Motor (90ยฐ sitting, 45ยฐ supine)
5bRight Arm Motor
6aLeft Leg Motor (30ยฐ supine)
6bRight Leg Motor
7Limb Ataxia โ finger-nose, heel-shin
4๏ธโฃ Sensory ยท Language ยท Cognition
8Sensory
9Best Language
10Dysarthria
11Extinction and Inattention (Neglect)
๐ NIHSS Severity Interpretation
| 0 | No symptoms |
| 1โ4 | Minor stroke |
| 5โ15 | Moderate stroke |
| 16โ20 | Moderate to severe |
| 21โ42 | Severe stroke |
โ ๏ธ Clinical use caution. This calculator is an educational tool for automatically summing an NIHSS score. Actual clinical decisions should follow the standard, certified NIHSS examination procedure and a comprehensive patient assessment. Critical decisions such as tPA eligibility must follow guidelines and specialist judgment.