1.a. Level of Consciousness | |
| 0 | Alert |
| 1 | Not alert, but arousable with minimal stimulation |
| 2 | Not alert, requires repeated stimulation to attend |
| 3 | Coma |
1.b. Ask patient the month and their age | |
| 0 | Answers both correctly |
| 1 | Answers one correctly |
| 2 | Both incorrect |
1.c. Ask patient to open and close eyes | |
| 0 | Obeys both correctly |
| 1 | Obeys one correctly |
| 2 | Both incorrect |
2. Best Gaze (only horizontal eye movement) | |
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Partial gaze palsy |
| 2 | Forced deviation |
3. Visual Field Testing | |
| 0 | No visual field loss |
| 1 | Partial hemianopia |
| 2 | Complete hemianopia |
| 3 | Bilateral hemianopia (blind including cortical blindness) |
4. Facial Paresis (Ask patient to show symmetrical movement | |
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Minor paralysis (flattened nasolabial fold, asymmetry on smiling) |
| 2 | Partial paralysis (total or near total paralysis of lower face) |
| 3 | Complete paralysis of one or both sides (absence of facial movement in the upper and lower face) |
5. Motor Function - Arm (right and left) | |
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Drift |
| 2 | Some effort against gravity |
| 3 | No effort against gravity |
| 4 | No movement |
| 9 | Untestable (Joint fused or limb amputated) |
6. Motor Function - Leg (right and left) - | |
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Drift |
| 2 | Some effort against gravity |
| 3 | No effort against gravity |
| 4 | No movement |
| 9 | Untestable (joint fused or limb amputated) |
7. Limb Ataxia | |
| 0 | No ataxia |
| 1 | Present in one limb |
| 2 | Present in two limbs |
8. Sensory (Use pinprick to test arms, legs, trunk and face - | |
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Mild to moderate decrease in sensation |
| 2 | Severe to total sensory loss |
9. Best Language (describe picture, name items, read sentences) | |
| 0 | No aphasia |
| 1 | Mild to moderate aphasia |
| 2 | Severe aphasia |
| 3 | Mute |
10. Dysarthria (read several words) | |
| 0 | Normal articulation |
| 1 | Mild to moderate slurring of words |
| 2 | Near unintelligible or unable to speak |
| 9 | Intubated or other physical barrier |
11. Extinction and Inattention | |
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Inattention or extinction to bilateral simultaneous stimulation in one of the sensory modalities |
| 2 | Severe hemi-inattention or hemi-inattention to more than one modality |
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