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 |
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",
"Best Motor Response",
and "Best Verbal Response" as below:
Eye Opening
4 Opens Spontaneously
3 To Loud Voice
2 To Pain
1 Nil
Best Motor Response
6 Obeys Verbal Command
5 Localizes Pain
4 Flexion Withdrawal
3 Decorticate Rigidity
2 Decerebrate Rigidity
1 Nil
Best Verbal Response
5 Oriented/Converses
4 Disoriented/Converses
3 Inappropriate Words
2 Incomprehensible
1 Nil
T Intubated