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Glasgow Coma Scale

Eye Opening Response
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Eye Opening Response
None
To pain
To speech
Spontaneous
Verbal Response
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Verbal Response
None
Incomprehensible sounds
Inappropriate words
Confused / Disoriented
Oriented
Motor Response
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Motor Response
None
Extension to pain
Abnormal flexion to pain
Withdrawal from pain
Localizes pain
Obeys commands
Result:

Clinical Application

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the most widely used scoring system for assessing the level of consciousness after traumatic brain injury. Coma is generally defined as GCS < 8.

References

Research Paper Teasdale G. Lancet. 1974 Jul 13;2(7872):81-4.
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