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( Specialty Neuro-Psych Glasgow Coma Scale )

Glasgow Coma Scale

Test	Score	Patient Response
Eye opening
Spontaneously	4	Spontaneous
To speech	3	Opens to verbal command
To pain	2	Opens only to painful stimulus
None	1	Does not open
Motor response
Obeys	6	Correctly shows 2 fingers when asked
Localizes	5	Reaches toward painful stimulus to remove it
Withdraws	4	Moves away from painful stimulus
Abnormal flexion	3	Displays decorticate posturing
Abnormal extension	2	Displays decerebrate posturing
None	1	Lies flaccid with no response
Verbal response (Responding to question of current year)
Oriented	5	Correct year given
Confused	4	Incorrect year given
Inappropriate words	3	Replies but with inappropriate words
Incomprehensible	2	Moans or screams to stimuli
No response	1	No response given