Coma Scale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyes | Does not open eyes | Opens eyes in response to painful stimuli | Opens eyes in response to speech | Opens eyes spontaneously | ||
| Verbal | No verbal response | Inconsolable, agitated | Inconsistently inconsolable, moaning | Cries but consolable, inappropriate interactions | Smiles, orients to sounds, follows objects, interacts | |
| Motor | No motor response | Extension to pain (decerebrate response) | Abnormal flexion to pain for an infant (decorticate response) | Infant withdraws from pain | Infant withdraws from touch | Infant moves spontaneously or purposefully |
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