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Below is an edited version of this week's neurological clinical pearl. Somehow the scores and their definitions showed up incorrectly matched. See corrections below.
- Verbal function is one of the three neurologic responses assessed by the Glasgow Coma Scale ( GCS).
- This response is scored on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the best response.
- 5 = Oriented (responds coherently and appropriately to questions such as name, age, situation).
- 4 = Confused (responds to questions coherently but with some disorientation and confusion).
- 3 = Inappropriate words (random articulated speech but no conversational exchange).
- 2 = Incomprehensible sounds (moaning but no words).
- 1 = No verbal response.