Table D
STRAW EXAMINATION FOR INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS
This is a timed and severity neurologic
evaluation for involuntary movements.
AT REST
S - SITTING AND STANDING - out of 50
; SCORED 0
ACTIVATION PROCEDURES; SCORED
T - TAPPING WITH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND
- out of 10; SCORED 0
R - READING - out of 10; SCORED 0
A - ARMS OUTSTRETCHED - out of 10; SCORED
0
W - WRITING - out of 10; SCORED 0
W - WALKING - out of 10; SCORED 0
STRAW TIMING SCORE TOTAL IS 0
SEVERITY score is 0
COMBINED SEVERITY TIMING STRAW SCORE
= TIMING * SEVERITY / 10 = 0
When scores increase above zero movements
may be voluntary and related to anxiety.