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