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Term Description

Tests the patient's ability to move facial muscles and is graded from 0-3

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Facial palsy:Find:Pt:^Patient:Ord:NIHSS
Long Common Name
Facial palsy [NIH Stroke Scale]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Facial palsy
    LP145905-8
    • Analyte
      Facial palsy
      LP145905-8
      • Component Numerator
        Facial palsy
        LP145905-8
        • Component Numerator Core
          Facial palsy
          LP145905-8
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Find
    LP6813-2
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Ord
    LP7751-3
  • Method
    NIHSS
    LP145896-9

Normative Answer List: LL2029-8

Source: National Institutes of Health
AnswerCodeScoreAnswer ID
Normal symmetrical movements0LA18452-5
Minor paralysis (flattened nasolabial fold, asymmetry on smiling)1LA18453-3
Partial paralysis (total or near-total paralysis of lower face)2LA18454-1
Complete paralysis of one or both sides (absence of facial movement in the upper and lower face)3LA18455-8

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.NEURO
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.40
Last Updated
Version 2.44 (MIN)

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LOINCLong Common Name
70182-1NIH Stroke Scale

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=70189-6