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Table 1 Glasgow Coma Score (score of 13 or higher correlates with a mild brain injury, 9 to 12 is a moderate injury, and 8 or less a severe brain injury)

From: Prediction of early mortality after primary decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

 

Best eye response

Best verbal response

Best motor response

1

No eye opening

No verbal response

No motor response

2

Eye opening to pain

Incomprehensible sounds

Extension to pain

3

Eye opening to verbal command

Inappropriate words

Flexion to pain

4

Eyes open spontaneously

Confused

Withdrawal from pain

5

 

Orientated

Localizing pain

6

  

Obeys commands