Version 2.77

Term Description

Tests motor abilites of the legs and is graded from 0-4
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Motor leg
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
Leg.left
Scale
Ord
Method
NIHSS

Normative Answer List: LL2031-4

Source: National Institutes of Health
Answer Code Score Answer ID
No drift; leg holds 30-degree position for full 5 seconds 0 LA18462-4
Drift; leg falls by the end of the 5-second period but does not hit bed 1 LA18463-2
Some effort against gravity; leg falls to bed by 5 seconds, but has some effort against gravity 2 LA18464-0
No effort against gravity; leg falls to bed immediately 3 LA18465-7
No movement 4 LA18460-8
Amputation or joint fusion, explain: UN LA18461-6

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.NEURO
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.40
Last Updated
Version 2.44

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LOINC Long Common Name
70182-1 NIH Stroke Scale

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