Mathew Strake Scale
Mathew Strake Scale
Mathew Strake Scale
Activity Score
MENTATION
Level of Consciousness _______
8 = Fully conscious
6 = Lethargic but mentally intact
4 = Obtunded
2 = Stuperous
0 = Comatose
SPEECH
0-23, according to Reitan test _______
CRANIAL NERVES
Homonymous hemianopsia _______
3 = Intact
2 = Mild
1 = Moderate
0 = Severe
Conjugate deviation of eyes _______
3 = Intact
2 = Mild
1 = Moderate
0 = Severe
MOTOR POWER
Right arm _______
Right leg _______
Left arm _______
Left leg ______
5 = Normal strength
4 = Contracts against resistance
3 = Elevates against gravity
2 = Gravity eliminated
1 = Flicker
0 = No movements
REFLEXES _______
3 = Normal
2 = Asymmetrical or pathological reflexes
1 = Clonus
0 = No reflexes elicited
SENSATION _______
3 = Normal
2 = Mild
1 = Severe sensory abnormality
0 = No response to pain
TOTAL ______
Reference
Mathew NT, Rivera VM, Meyer JS, Charney JZ, Hartmann A. “Double-blind evaluation of glycerol therapy in
acute cerebral infarction.”
Lancet. 1972;2:1327-9.