Glasgow Coma Scale

• Glasgow Coma Scale:

  • Best Motor Response
  • Best Verbal Response
  • Eye Opening

  15: Indicates no neurologic disabilities

  13-14: Mild dysfunction

  9-12: Moderate to severe dysfunction

  8 or less: Severe dysfunction:
• Motor:

  • Follows commands - 6
  • Localizes Pain - 5
  • Withdraws to pain - 4
  • Abnormal flexion - 3
  • Abnormal extension - 2
  • No response - 1
• Verbal Response:

  • Oriented conversation - 5
  • Disoriented conversation - 4
  • Nonsensical speech - 3
  • Unintelligible sounds - 2
  • No response - 1
• Eye Opening:

  • Spontaneous - 4
  • To verbal command - 3
  • To pain - 2
  • No response - 1