Eye-opening response

• Spontaneously- 4 points
• To speech- 3 points
• To pain- 2 points
• None- 1 point

Motor Response

• Obeys request- 6 points
• Localizes- 5 points
• Withdraws from painful stimuli- 4 points
• Abnormal flexion- decorticate posture (toward spine)- 3 points
• Abnormal extension- decerebrate posture (away from spine)- 2 points
• None- 1 points

Verbal response

• Oriented- 5 points
• Confused- 4 points
• Inappropriate words- 3 points
• Incomprehensible- 2 points
• None- 1 point

Total score ranges from 3-15. A total of 7 or less indicates severe neurological damage.