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Eye opening

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  • grade 4 - spontaneous eye opening

  • grade 3 - eye opening in response to speech:
    • the patient will open his eyes in response to speech or shouting from the examiner
    • eye opening need not occur in response to a command to open the eyes

  • grade 2 - eye opening in response to pain:
    • the patient opens eyes in response to pain e.g. applying pressure to the patient's finger nailbed with a pencil

  • grade 1 - no eye opening

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