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Nine Point Scale for Neurological Outcome

Purpose: To grade the outcome for a patient with a neurologic disorder using the 9-point scale of Ohta et al.

Description

Ohta et al used a 9 point scale for evaluating neurological outcome in patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage. The scale can also be used for head injury, stroke or other neurologic disorders. The authors are from Osaka Medical School, Kitano Hospital and the Osaka Second Police Hospital.


 

Clinical Status

Score

normal

0

very slight symptoms; can behave normally

1

some abnormalities present; can behave normally with effort

2

can care for self; cannot behave normally; cannot be active

3

can almost care for self; assistance sometimes needed

4

cannot take care of self; assistance needed

5

severe disturbance; requires special care and assistance

6

vegetative state

7

dead

8

 

This is similar to other neurologic scales (see above) except that it has more states defined.

 


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10