-reacts to verbal command, but is not fully
conscious
2
Eye movement:
-no gaze palsy
4
____
-gaze palsy present
2
-conjugate eye deviation
0
Arm, motor power *:
-raises arm with normal strength
6
____
____
-raises arm with reduced strength
5
-raises arm with flexion in elbow
4
-can move, but not against gravity
2
-paralysis
0
Hand, motor power *:
-normal strength
6
____
-reduced strength in full range
4
-some movement, fingertips do not reach palm
2
-paralysis
0
Leg, motor power *:
-normal strength
6
____
____
-raises straight leg with reduced strength
5
-raises leg with flexion of knee
4
-can move, but not against gravity
2
-paralysis
0
Orientation:
-correct for time, place and person
6
____
-two of these
4
-one of these
2
-completely disorientated
0
Speech:
-no aphasia
10
____
-limited vocabulary or incoherent speech
6
-more than yes/no, but not longer sentences
3
-only yes/no or less
0
Facial palsy:
-none/dubious
2
____
-present
0
Gait:
-walks 5 m without aids
12
____
-walks with aids
9
-walks with help of another person
6
-sits without support
3
-bedridden/wheelchair
0
Maximal Score
____
22
48
* Motor power is assessed
only on the affected side.
References
Multicenter trial of hemodilution in ischemic
stroke--background and study protocol. Scandinavian Stroke
Study Group. Stroke
1985 Sep-Oct;16(5):885-90.
