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Glasgow Coma Scale |
Accurate and reliable quantitative tool . Standardized objective assessment that defines the level of consciousness by giving it a numeric value. Assess brain function as a WHOLE and enhances initerprofessional communication by providing a common language |
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Score |
three numbers added together to get total score that reflects the brains functional level. |
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Normal: Fully alert |
15 |
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Coma |
score of 7 or less |
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Decorticate rigidity |
Abnormal flexion of upper extremities (tight against chest) Legs stiffly extended and internally rotated with planter flexion of feet Results: damage to one or both corticospinal tracts
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Decerebrate rigidity |
Abnormal extension of arms with wrists pronated and the fingers flexed. Legs are stiffly extended with planter flexion of feet Results: damage to upper brain stem |
