The Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (PGCS) assesses the mental state of child patients.
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. Eye Opening. Spontaneous: 4. To speech: 3. To pain: 2.
No Response: 1. Best Verbal Response. Oriented (Infant coos or babbles): 5. Confused (Infant irritable cries): 4.
Inappropriate words (Infant Cries to pain): 3. Incomprehensible sounds (Infant Moans to pain): 2. No Response: 1. Best Motor Response. Obeys (Infant moves spontaneous/purposefully): 6.
Localizes (infant withdraws to touch): 5. Withdraws to pain: 4. Abnormal Flexion : 3.
Abnormal Extension : 2. No Response: 1.
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