Glasgow Coma Scale for Children (5+ Years)
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Eye opening No response To pain To verbal Spontaneous
Motor Response No response Extension / Decerebrate Flexion / Decorticate Flexion withdrawal Localizes pain Obeys
Verbal Response No response Incomprehensible Inappropriate words Disoriented but converses Oriented
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Glasgow Coma Scale for Children (5+ Years)

This formula calculates the Glasgow coma score for children >5 years that indicates the level of CNS damage/injury.

The total score indicates that injury is mild (13-15), moderate (9-12), or severe (>=8). Scores are calculated by adding individual scores in

"Eye opening",

"Motor Response",

and "Verbal Response" as below:

Eye Opening

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

Motor Response

  • 6 Obeys
  • 5 Localizes Pain
  • 4 Flexion withdrawal
  • 3 Flexion/Decorticate
  • 2 Extension/Decerebrate
  • 1 No response

Verbal Response

  • 5 Oriented
  • 4 Disoriented but converses
  • 3 Inappropriate words
  • 2 Incomprehensible
  • 1 No response

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.
  • James HE, Anas NG, Perkin RM, eds. Brain Insults in Infants and Children. New York, NY: Grune & Stratton; 1985.
  • Tasker RC. Head and Spinal Cord Trauma. In: Nichols DG, ed. Rogers' Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lipincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008:887-911.
  • Teasdale G, Jennett B. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale. Lancet. 1974;2(7872):81-4.