Stroke Scales

Question 1

Scale used by prehospital personnel to identify stroke symptoms

Answer 1

Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS)

Question 2

Scale used by prehospital personnel to identify stroke severity

Answer 2

Los Angeles Motor Score (LAMS)

Question 3

What score on the LAMS indicates a high probability of a large vessel occlusion?

Answer 3

4 or more

Question 4

Scale used in hospital to determine stroke severity

Answer 4

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

Question 5

Score used to determine functional outcome at 90 days after stroke

Answer 5

Modified Rankin Score (mRS)

Question 6

Scale used to by rehab to determine the patient’s risk of falling

Answer 6

BERG balance scale

Question 7

Score used by rehab to determine patients functional status

Answer 7

Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AMPAC)

Question 8

Scale used to determine amount of recanalization after mechanical thrombectomy

Answer 8

Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction scale (TICI)