A nurse re-evaluates a stroke patient 6 hours after admission and notes the patient can raise both eyebrows but cannot move the left lower face at all. She scores Facial Palsy as 2. Is this correct?
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A
No – complete lower facial paralysis with intact upper face should be scored 3
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B
Yes – total lower facial paralysis with spared upper face is score 2
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C
No – any facial asymmetry that involves total lower-face paralysis is scored 1
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D
Yes – bilateral findings always score 2