The Neurological Symptom Score (NSS)

Gender of the patient

• in the extraocular muscles?

• in facial muscles?

• in the tongue?

• in throat muscles?

• in the shoulder girdle and upper arms?

• in the hands?

• in the glutei and thighs?

• in the legs?

Does the patient have difficulty identifying objects in the mouth?

Does the patient have difficulty identifying objects in the hands?

Does the patient feel unsteady when walking?

Does the patient notice numbness, 'asleep feeling', 'like Novocain', or a prickling sensation at any site?

Does the patient experience pain (burning, deep aching, tenderness) at any location?

Does the patient experience postural fainting?

Is the patient impotent?

Has the patient experienced loss of urinary control?

Does the patient have night diarrhea?