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Glasgow Coma Scale

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Arkansas: Brain Injury Symptoms

The Glasgow Coma Scale is used by medical professionals to determine the seriousness of a traumatic brain injury. This diagnostic tool is used on many Arkansas brain injury victims. It is based on 15 points which test motor response, verbal response and eye opening response. The amount of points from each of these response sections is added to determine the severity of the brain injury. The lower the total point value, the more serious the injury.

Motor response points are as follows:

6 points for fully obeying commands
5 points for localizing to noxious stimuli
4 points for withdrawing to noxious stimuli
3 points for abnormal flexion
2 points for extensor response
1 point for no response

Verbal response points are as follows:

5 points for being alert
4 points for confused but coherent speech
3 points for jumbled words or phrases
2 points for incomprehensible sounds
1 point for no sounds

Eye opening responses are as follows:

4 points for spontaneous eye opening
3 points for eyes opening to speech
2 points for eyes opening to pain
1 point for no eye opening

If the total point value adds up between 13 and 15, the injury is considered mild. A score of 9 to 12 indicates a moderate brain injury, where loss of consciousness last for more than 30 minutes. A total point value of 3 to 8 indicates severe disability. Any score less than 3 indicates a vegetative state.