Table 1 Detailed scoring of CPSS and d-CPSS compared to NIHSS scores
Severity of symptoms | CPSS score | d-CPSS score | NIHSS source item and score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ARM | Item 5: arm motor drift | |||
No drift for 10 s | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Drift, but does not hit bed | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Some effort against gravity | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
No effort against gravity | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
No movement | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
FACIAL PALSY | Item 4: facial palsy | |||
Normal symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Minor paralysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Partial paralysis | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Complete paralysis | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
SPEECH | Item 9: aphasia | Item 10: dysarthria | ||
Normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mild/moderate aphasia or dysarthria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Severe aphasia or dysarthria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Global aphasia or anarthic or mute | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
TOTAL | 0–3 | 0–10 | ||