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.