Eye opening (E)
- 4 : Spontaneous
- 3 : Response to sound
- 2 : Response to pain
- 1 : No eye opening
Verbal response (V)
- 5 : Age-appropriate vocalization, smile, or orientation to sound, interacts (coos, babbles), follows objects
- 4 : Cries, irritable
- 3 : Cries to pain
- 2 : Moans to pain
- 1 : No verbal response
Motor response (M)
- 6 : Spontaneous movements (obeys verbal command)
- 5 : Withdraws to touch (localizes pain)
- 4 : Withdraws to pain
- 3 : Abnormal flexion to pain (decorticate posture)
- 2 : Abnormal extension to pain (decerebrate posture)
- 1 : No motor response
Notes:
- This scale was modified from Glasgow coma scale. (See "Lecture Notes: Glasgow Coma Scale")
- The pediatric Glasgow coma scale was validated in children 2 years of age or younger.