National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - limb ataxia score
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National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - limb ataxia score
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Limb ataxia assessed using the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
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Qualified
Permissible Values:
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Value List
Unit of Measure:
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Code
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Code Description
0
Absent
Absent
1
Present in one limb
Present in one limb
2
Present in two limbs
Present in two limbs
UN
Amputation or joint fusion, explain
Amputation or joint fusion, explain
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National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - limb ataxia score
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Definition:
Limb ataxia assessed using the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
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Brott, T., H.P. Adams Jr., C.P. Olinger, J.R. Marler, W.G. Barsan, J. Biller, J. Spilker, R. Holleran, R. Eberle, V. Hertzberg, M. Rorick, C.J. Moomaw, and M. Walker (1989) Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale. Stroke, 20, 964-970. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/20/7/864.full.pdf