Table 3.

Cerebral performance category.

Cerebral Performance Category (CPC)
CPC level 1	Normal ability or minimal disability (good cerebral performance, conscious, alert, able to work, and lead a normal life)
CPC level 2	Moderate cerebral disability (conscious, sufficient cerebral function for part-time work in a sheltered environment or independent activities of daily life. May have hemiplegia, seizures, ataxia, dysarthria, dysphasia, or permanent memory or mental changes).
CPC level 3	Severe disability (conscious, dependent on others for daily support because of impaired brain function).
CPC level 4	Severe disability (coma, vegetative state, no cognition, verbal or psychological interactions with the environment).
CPC level 5	Death (or brain death).