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Term Description

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, or NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke. The NIHSS is composed of 11 items, each of which scores a specific ability between a 0 and 4. For each item, a score of 0 typically indicates normal function in that specific ability, while a higher score is indicative of some level of impairment. The individual scores from each item are summed in order to calculate a patient's total NIHSS score. The maximum possible score is 42, with the minimum score being a 0.
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Reference Information

TypeSourceReference
Original FormNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)NIH Stroke Scale description NIH Stroke Scale
CitationJournal of the American Heart AssociationT Brott, HP Adams, Jr, CP Olinger, JR Marler, WG Barsan, J Biller, J Spilker, R Holleran, R Eberle and V Hertzberg, Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale, Stroke 1989, 20:864-870, doi: 10.1161/01.STR.20.7.864 Original Stroke Scale

Panel Hierarchy

Details for each LOINC in Panel LHC-Forms

LOINCNameR/O/CCardinalityExample UCUM Units
70182-1NIH Stroke Scale
Indent46496-6Patient Identification
Indent21112-8Birth date{mm/dd/yyyy}
Indent58237-9Hospital
Indent65844-3Date of exam
Indent70183-9Interval
Indent70184-7Level of consciousness [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70185-4LOC questions [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70186-2LOC commands [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70187-0Best gaze [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70188-8Visual [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70189-6Facial palsy [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70190-4Motor arm Left arm [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70967-5Motor arm Right arm [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70191-2Motor leg Leg - left [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70968-3Motor leg Leg - right [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70192-0Limb ataxia [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70193-8Sensory [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70194-6Best language [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70195-3Dysarthria [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent70196-1Extinction and inattention [NIH Stroke Scale]
Indent72089-6Total score [NIH Stroke Scale]{score}

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
NIH stroke scale:-:Pt:^Patient:-:NIHSS
Long Common Name
NIH Stroke Scale

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    NIH stroke scale
    LP145895-1
    • Analyte
      NIH stroke scale
      LP145895-1
      • Component Numerator
        NIH stroke scale
        LP145895-1
        • Component Numerator Core
          NIH stroke scale
          LP145895-1
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    -
    LP6769-6
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    -
    LP7747-1
  • Method
    NIHSS
    LP145896-9

Basic Attributes

Class
PANEL.SURVEY.NEURO
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.40
Last Updated
Version 2.61 (MIN)
Panel Type
Panel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=70182-1
Questionnaire definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/Questionnaire/?url=http://loinc.org/q/70182-1