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===[[Glasgow Coma Scale|Pediatric GCS]]<ref>Holmes JF, Palchak MJ, MacFarlane T, et al. Performance of the pediatric glasgow coma scale in children with blunt head trauma. Acad Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;12(9):814-9.</ref><ref>James HE. Neurologic evaluation and support in the child with an acute brain insult. Pediatr Ann. 1986 Jan;15(1):16-22.</ref>===
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Eye Opening'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Verbal'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Motor'''
|-
| ||||'''6''':  Normal spontaneous movement
|-
| ||'''5''':  Smiles, coos, babbles||'''5''':  Withdraws to touch
|-
| '''4''': Opens eyes spontaneously||'''4''':  Irritable, crying (but consolable)||'''4''':  Withdraws to pain
|-
| '''3''': Opens eyes to speech only||'''3''':Inconsolable crying or crying only in response to pain||'''3''':  Abnormal flexion to pain (Decorticate response)
|-
| '''2''': Opens eyes to pain only||'''2''': Moans in response to pain||'''2''':  Abnormal extension to pain (Decerebrate response)
|-
| '''1''': Does not open eyes||'''1''': No response||'''1''':  No response
|}

'''Note:'''
*For Motor score 4, pain is defined flat, fingernail pressure (often performed with the barrel of a pencil). 
*For Motor scores 2 and 3, pain is defined by pressing hard on the supraorbital notch. If this unsuccessful, sternal pressure may also be attempted.