GCS Scale, Memory and Amnesia Flashcards
GCS scale includes
eye opening
verbal responses
motor responses
eye opening grades
1-4
eye opening 4
spontaneous
eye opening 3
to verbal command
eye opening 2
to painful stimulation
eye opening 1
no response
verbal response grades
1-5
verbal response 5
oriented and converses
verbal response 4
disoriented and converses
verbal response 3
inappropriate words
verbal response 2
incomprehensible sounds
verbal response 1
no response
motor response grades
1-6
motor response 6
obeys verbal commands
motor response 5
localizes to pain
motor response 4
withdraws from pain
motor response 3
decorticate rigidity (flexion)
motor response 2
decerebrate rigidity (extension)
motor response 1
no response
motor response 1
no response
memory
ability to register, store and ultimately retrieve the info