Table 2 Single items of the NIHSS in patients with ICH, AIS, TIA and SM (Derivation cohort). The sum score and all items of the NIHSS for the ICH and AIS, TIA, SM patients separately as well as the difference between ICH and AIS/TIA/SM patients are shown. The sum score is depicted as the mean average score for all patients, the units for the single items are shown in points. The items depicted in bold are part of the “short NIHSS” and the ph-ICH score. A pdf version of the NIHSS with an explanation for all items of the score can be found here: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/documents/NIH_Stroke_Scale_508C.pdf
From: Probability assessment of intracerebral hemorrhage in prehospital emergency patients
NIHSS (points) | ICH patients (mean average) (n = 32) | AIS/TIA/ SM patients (mean average) (n = 384) | AIS patients (mean average) (n = 224) | TIA patients (mean average) (n = 41) | SM patients (mean average) (n = 119) | Difference (ICH-AIS/TIA/SM) Kruskal-Wallis test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sum score in points (mean average) | 14.9 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
Level of Consciousness (LOC) (0–3) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 p = 0.02 |
LOC Questions (0–2) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 p = 0.18 |
LOC Commands (0–2) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 p = 0.02 |
Best Gaze (0–2) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 p < 0.01 |
Visual (0–3) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 p = 0.03 |
Facial Palsy (0–3) | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 p < 0.01 |
Motor Arm right (0–4) | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 p < 0.01 |
Motor Arm left (0–4) | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 p < 0.01 |
Motor Leg right (0–4) | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 p < 0.01 |
Motor Leg left (0–4) | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 p < 0.01 |
Limb Ataxia (0–2) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | −0.1 p = 0.34 |
Sensory (0–2) | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 p < 0.01 |
Best Language (0–3) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 p = 0.15 |
Dysarthria (0–2) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 p < 0.01 |
Extinction and Inattention (formerly Neglect) (0–2) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 p < 0.01 |