A child with a motor response subscale of 5 from the Glasgow Coma Scale indicates:
1. Decorticate posturing.
2. Probable pediatric brain injury.
3. Total neurological unresponsiveness.
4. Purposeful movement, able to localize pain.
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Rationale:
1. Decorticate posturing is seen with a motor response of 3.
2. A Glasgow Coma Scale, motor response subscale score of 5 is strongly correlated with pediatric brain injury.
3. A score of 3 from the motor response subscale indicates total neurological unresponsiveness.
4. Purposeful movement and being able to localize pain is seen with a score of 5 in the motor response.
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