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Basic Properties

OID
1.3.6.1.4.1.12009.10.1.1208
Name
NIHSS-best language
Description
No aphasia, normal/Mild-to-moderate aphasia/Severe aphasia/Mute, global aphasia
LOINCs using this list
1

Answer List

Answer Code Score Answer ID
No aphasia; normal 0 LA18471-5
Mild-to-moderate aphasia; some obvious loss of fluency or facility of comprehension, without significant limitation on ideas expressed or form of expression

Reduction of speech and/or comprehension, however, makes conversation about provided materials difficult or impossible. For example, in conversation about provided materials, examiner can identify picture or naming card content from patient’s response.

1 LA18472-3
Severe aphasia; all communication is through fragmentary expression; great need for inference, questioning, and guessing by the listener

Range of information that can be exchanged is limited; listener carries burden of communication. Examiner cannot identify materials provided from patient response.

2 LA18473-1
Mute, global aphasia; no usable speech or auditory comprehension 3 LA18474-9

LOINC terms using this Answer List

70194-6 Best language [NIH Stroke Scale]

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