Glasgow Coma Scale for Children

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Kinder GCS

For children under 36 months, the standard Glasgow Coma Scale cannot be adequately applied, and a modified version of the Glasgow Coma Scale is available for children under 3 years of age1 :

Points Eye Opening
4 Spontaneous
3 Response to voice
2 Response to pain
1 No response
Points Verbal Response
5 Smiles, orients to sounds, follows objects, interacts
4 Crying (consolable), does not interact appropriately
3 Crying (only partially consolable), moaning
2 Crying (inconsolable), restless interaction
1 No response
Points Motor Response
6 Spontaneous, follows commands
5 Localizes pain
4 Withdraws from pain
3 Abnormal flexion to pain
2 Abnormal extension to pain
1 No motor response

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    • Text changed: “For children under 36 months, the usual [Glasgow Coma Scale](\/scores-und-klassifikationen\/glasgow-coma-scale) is not adequately applicable, and there is a modified version of the Glasgow Coma Scale for children under 3 years of age[^1] :”“For children under 36 months, the standard [Glasgow Coma Scale](\/scores-und-klassifikationen\/glasgow-coma-scale) cannot be adequately applied, and a modified version of the Glasgow Coma Scale is available for children under 3 years of age[^1] :”
    • Text changed: “| Points | Eye Opening | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | 4 | Spontaneous | | 3 | Response to voice | | 2 | Response to pain | | 1 | No response | | **Points** | **Verbal Response** | | 5 | Smiles, oriented to sounds, follows objects, interacts | | 4 | Crying (consolable), does not interact appropriately | | 3 | Crying (only partially consolable), moaning | | 2 | Crying (inconsolable), restless interaction | | 1 | No response | | **Points** | **Motor Response** | | 6 | Spontaneous, obeys commands | | 5 | Localizes pain | | 4 | Withdraws from pain | | 3 | Abnormal flexion to pain | | 2 | Abnormal extension to pain | | 1 | No motor response |”“| Points | Eye Opening | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | 4 | Spontaneous | | 3 | Response to voice | | 2 | Response to pain | | 1 | No response | | **Points** | **Verbal Response** | | 5 | Smiles, orients to sounds, follows objects, interacts | | 4 | Crying (consolable), does not interact appropriately | | 3 | Crying (only partially consolable), moaning | | 2 | Crying (inconsolable), restless interaction | | 1 | No response | | **Points** | **Motor Response** | | 6 | Spontaneous, follows commands | | 5 | Localizes pain | | 4 | Withdraws from pain | | 3 | Abnormal flexion to pain | | 2 | Abnormal extension to pain | | 1 | No motor response |”
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