70189-6
Facial palsy [NIH Stroke Scale]
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Term Description
Tests the patient's ability to move facial muscles and is graded from 0-3
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Facial palsy
- Property
- Find
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- NIHSS
Normative Answer List: LL2029-8
Source: National Institutes of Health| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal symmetrical movements | 0 | LA18452-5 | |
| Minor paralysis (flattened nasolabial fold, asymmetry on smiling) | 1 | LA18453-3 | |
| Partial paralysis (total or near-total paralysis of lower face) | 2 | LA18454-1 | |
| Complete paralysis of one or both sides (absence of facial movement in the upper and lower face) | 3 | LA18455-8 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SURVEY.NEURO
- Type
- Surveys
- First Released
- Version 2.40
- Last Updated
- Version 2.44
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 70182-1 | NIH Stroke Scale |
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