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).
