Canadian Neurological Scale
CANADIAN
Patient Name: ____________________________
NEUROLOGICAL
Rater Name: ____________________________
SCALE
Date: ____________________________
Mentation
Score
Level Consciousness Alert
3.0
Drowsy
1.5
Orientation Oriented 1.0
Disoriented/NA
0.0
Speech Normal
1.0
Expressive
Deficit
0.5
Receptive
Deficit
0.0
TOTAL: ________
Section A1
Motor Functions
Weakness
Score
NO
Face None
0.5
COMPREHENSION
Present
0.0
DEFICIT
Arm: Proximal None
1.5
Mild 1.0
Significant
0.5
Total 0
Arm: Distal None
1.5
Mild 1.0
Significant
0.5
Total 0
Leg: Proximal
None 1.5
Mild 1.0
Significant
0.5
Total 0
Leg: Distal None
1.5
Mild 1.0
Significant
0.5
Total 0
TOTAL: ________
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Section A2
Motor Functions
Weakness
Score
COMPREHENSION
Face Symmetrical
0.5
DEFICIT
Asymmetrical
0.0
Arms Equal
1.5
Unequal
0.0
Legs Equal
1.5
Unequal
0.0
TOTAL: ________
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Validation and reliability assessment."
Neurology 1989; 39:638-643
Cheryl D. Bushnell, MD; Dean CC, Johnston, FRCPC; Larry B. Goldstein, MD. “Retrospective Assessment of
Initial Stroke Severity. Comparison of the NIH Stroke Scale and the Canadian Neurological Scale.”
Stroke 2001;32:656
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