Which Glasgow coma score would be recorded for a patient who opens his eyes when spoken to, produces incomprehensible speech, and gives an extension response to the pain experienced?

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**Step 1: Evaluate the Eye Opening Response**  
The patient opens his eyes when spoken to. This corresponds to the following score:  
$$
\text{Eye Opening} = 3 \quad \text{(opens eyes to verbal stimuli)}
$$

**Step 2: Evaluate the Verbal Response**  
The patient produces incomprehensible speech. This is scored as:  
$$
\text{Verbal Response} = 2 \quad \text{(incomprehensible sounds)}
$$

**Step 3: Evaluate the Motor Response**  
The patient gives an extension response to pain. This is considered an abnormal extension (decerebrate response), which is scored as:  
$$
\text{Motor Response} = 2 \quad \text{(extension to pain)}
$$

**Step 4: Calculate the Total Glasgow Coma Score (GCS)**  
The total score is the sum of the three components:  
$$
\text{GCS} = \text{Eye Opening} + \text{Verbal Response} + \text{Motor Response} = 3 + 2 + 2 = 7
$$

The Glasgow Coma Score recorded for the patient is $$7$$.
The patient's Glasgow Coma Score is 7.

Which Glasgow coma score would be recorded for a patient who opens his eyes when spoken to, produces incomprehensible speech, and gives an extension response to the pain experienced?

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