Glasgow Coma Scale for Adults
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Eye opening No response With pain With verbal command Spontaneous
Motor Response None Decerebrate rigidity Decorticate rigidity Flexion Withdrawal Localizes Pain Obeys Verbal Command
Verbal Response None Incomprehensible Inappropriate Words Disoriented conversation Oriented, converses Intubated
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Glasgow Coma Scale for Adults

This formula calculates the Glasgow coma score that indicates the level of CNS damage/injury.

The score ranges from 3 to 15 unless the patient is intubated, in which case it is reported as 2-T to 10-T. Scores are calculated by adding individual scores in

"Eye opening",

"Motor Response",

and "Verbal Response" as below:

Eye Opening

  • 4 Spontaneous
  • 3 With verbal command
  • 2 With pain
  • 1 No response

Motor Response

  • 6 Obeys Verbal Command
  • 5 Localizes Pain
  • 4 Flexion Withdrawal
  • 3 Decorticate rigidity
  • 2 Decerebrate rigidity
  • 1 None

Verbal Response

  • 5 Oriented, converses
  • 4 Disoriented conversation
  • 3 Inappropriate Words
  • 2 Incomprehensible
  • 1 None
  • T Intubated

References:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Injury Prevention & Control: Traumatic Brain Injury. http://www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury/severe.html. Updated September 21, 2012. Last accessed May 13, 2013.
  • Teasdale G, Jennett B. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale.Lancet. 1974;2(7872):81-4.