Glasgow Coma ScaleTraumatic brain injuryHistoryConsciousnessIn 1974, Sir Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett wrote the "Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness, A practical scale," which has become one of the most influential papers in the history of traumatic brain injury, with more than 10,...
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was developed to standardize the assessment of neurologically compromised patients, to assist in triaging severity of injury, and to direct management decisions for an individualized plan of care. This examination allows for frequent assessments to ascertain worsening of ne...
The Glasgow Coma Scale - Cognitive and Perceptual Rehabilitation - Appendix AELSEVIERCognitive and Perceptual Rehabilitation
The Glasgow Coma Scale in clinical practice: a critique.After darkPrimary Health Care
Variations in the use of the Glasgow Coma Scale Review of the scale’s composition and its application Structured approach to assessmentForty years after its initial implementation, the Glasgow Coma Scale has been updated to address variations in technique that have developed over timeForty years on...
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a neurological scale aiming to provide a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person, both for initial…
The scale also includes a numerical skew toward the motor response. An important current issue is the appropriate application of the Glasgow Coma Scale to intubated patients. A number of approaches have been used to assign the verbal score to such patients. The timing of initial scoring is ...
Related to Glasgow coma scale:Glasgow Outcome Scale,NIH Stroke Scale Glasgow Coma Scale n. A scale for measuring level of consciousness, especially after a head injury, in which scoring is determined by three factors: the ability to open the eyes, verbal responsiveness, and motor responsiveness....
Patients:Eighty-four patients with acute traumatic brain injury, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or ischemic stroke. Interventions:None. Main Outcome Measures:The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Innsbruck Coma Scale (ICS) were administered within 24 hours of admission to the NNICU and...
(redirected fromGlascow Coma Scale) Medical Related to Glascow Coma Scale:Glasgow Outcome Scale,NIH Stroke Scale Glasgow Coma Scale n. A scale for measuring level of consciousness, especially after a head injury, in which scoring is determined by three factors: the ability to open the eyes, ver...