When assigning a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score to a patient who has limb paralysis due to a spinal cord injury, you should:
A) score the patient as having no motor response.
B) ask the patient to blink or move a facial muscle.
C) exclude the motor response portion of the GCS.
D) use another method for assessing neurologic function.
Answer: B) ask the patient to blink or move a facial muscle.
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