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| Activity | Score | Infant(0-12m0) | Score | Child(1+yr) |
| Eye opening | 4 | Spontaneously | 4 | Spontaneously |
| 3 | To speech | 3 | To command | |
| 2 | To pain | 2 | To pain | |
| 1 | No response | 1 | No response | |
| Best verbal response | 5 | Coos,babbles | 5 | Oriented |
| 4 | Irritable,cries | 4 | Confused | |
| 3 | Cries to pain | 3 | Inappropriate words | |
| 2 | Moans,grunts | 2 | Incomprehensible | |
| 1 | No response | 1 | No response | |
| Best motor response | 6 | Spontaneous | 6 | Obeys command |
| 5 | Localizes pain | 5 | Localizes pain | |
| 4 | Withdraws from pain | 4 | Withdraws from pain | |
| 3 | Flexion(decorticate | 3 | Flexion (decorticate) | |
| 2 | Extension (decerebrate) | 2 | Extension (decerebrat) | |
| 1 | No response | 1 | No response |
If a child is unable to speak as a result of damage to the speech centres of the brain (dysphasia), then a 'D' should be placed in the appropriate space on the assessment tool (Appleton and Gibbs 1998 ; Shah 1999 ).
If a child has a tracheostomy or an endotracheal tube in situ, a 'T' should be marked in the appropriate space on the assessment tool (Aucken and Crawford 1999 ; Fischer and Matthieson 2001 ).
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Shah S (1999) Neurological assessment (RCN Continuing Education). Nursing Standard 13(22): 49-56.
Aucken, S., Crawford, B. (1998) Neurological assessment. In: Guerrero, D. (ed) Neuro-Oncology for Nurses. London: Whurr Publishers.
Fischer J, Mathieson C (2001) The history of the Glasgow Coma Scale: implications for practice. Crit Care Nurs Q 23 (4):52-8. PMID: 11852950.
