Version 2.78

Term Description

Tests motor abilities of the arms and is graded from 0-4
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Motor arm
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
Arm.left
Scale
Ord
Method
NIHSS

Normative Answer List: LL2030-6

Source: National Institutes of Health
Answer Code Score Answer ID
No drift; limb holds 90 (or 45) degrees for full 10 seconds 0 LA18456-6
Drift; limb holds 90 (or 45) degrees, but drifts down before full 10 seconds; does not hit bed or other support 1 LA18457-4
Some effort against gravity; limb cannot get to or maintain (if cued) 90 (or 45) degrees, drifts down to bed, but has some effort against gravity 2 LA18458-2
No effort against gravity; limb falls 3 LA18459-0
No movement 4 LA18460-8
Amputation or joint fusion, explain: UN LA18461-6

Basic Attributes

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

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LOINC Long Common Name
70182-1 NIH Stroke Scale

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