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 Glasgow Coma Scale

Eye Opening Response

  • Spontaneous--open with blinking at baseline  4 points

  • To verbal stimuli, command, speech 3 points

  • To pain only (not applied to face) 2 points

  • No response 1 point

Verbal Response

  • Oriented 5 points

  • Confused conversation, but able to answer questions 4 points

  • Inappropriate words 3 points

  • Incomprehensible speech 2 points

  • No response 1 point

Motor Response

  • Obeys commands for movement 6 points

  • Purposeful movement to painful stimulus 5 points

  • Withdraws in response to pain 4 points

  • Flexion in response to pain (decorticate posturing) 3 points

  • Extension response in response to pain (decerebrate posturing) 2 points

  • No response 1 point



Rancho Los Amigos Original Scale

Rancho Los Amigos Scale Revised

Modified Glasgow Coma Scale

Hunt and Hess Stroke Scale

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