Table 1.
Glasgow Coma Scale
| BEHAVIOR | RESPONSE | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Eye opening response | Spontaneously | 4 |
| To speech | 3 | |
| To pain | 2 | |
| No response | 1 | |
| Best verbal response | Oriented to time, place, and person | 5 |
| Confused | 4 | |
| Inappropriate words | 3 | |
| incomprehensible sounds | 2 | |
| No response | 1 | |
| Best motor response | Obeys commands | 6 |
| Moves to localized pain | 5 | |
| Flexion withdrawal from pain | 4 | |
| Abnormal flexion (decorticate) | 3 | |
| Abnormal extension (decerebrate) | 2 | |
| No response | 1 | |
| Total score: | ____ | |
| Best response | 15 | |
| Comatose patient | 8 or less | |
| Totally unresponsive | 3 |
From Teasdale G, Jennett B. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale. Lancet. 1974 Jul 13;2(7872):81-4; with permission.