A young man was brought to the emergency depament following head trauma. His Glasgow coma scale score was 10. All of the following are components of Glasgow Coma Scale, EXCEPT:
Glasgow Coma Scale for Head Injury: Eye opening (E) Best motor response (M) Verbal response (V) Spontaneous 4 Obeys 6 Oriented 5 To loud voice 3 Localizes 5 Confused, disoriented 4 To pain 2 Withdraws (flexion) 4 Inappropriate words 3 Nil 1 Abnormal flexion posturing 3 Incomprehensible sounds 2 Extension posturing 2 Nil 1 Nil 1 Coma score = E + M + V. Patients scoring 3 or 4 have an 85% chance of dying or remaining vegetative, while scores >11 indicate only a 5-10% likelihood of death or vegetative state and 85% chance of moderate disability or good recovery. Intermediate scores correlate with propoional chances of recovery. Ref: Ropper A.H. (2012). Chapter 378. Concussion and Other Head Injuries. In D.L. Longo, A.S. Fauci, D.L. Kasper, S.L. Hauser, J.L. Jameson, J. Loscalzo (Eds), Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e.
Eye opening
Motor response
Verbal response
Sensory impairment