Simplified Motor Scales refer to a neurological evaluation that is designed to provide a meaningful, objective prognostic evaluation of an individual. SMS have been proposed as alternatives that would improve upon the Glasgow Coma Scale

Glasgow Coma Scale

Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment...

challenges of being confusing, unreliable, and unnecessarily complex.

An example of a SMS can be remembered by the abbreviation TROLL - Test Responses: Obeys, Localizes, or Less).