Working with a developer of the original Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), researchers have found that adding pupil response to the GCS more accurately predicts prognosis after traumatic brain injury, ...

The Glasgow Coma Scale was developed by Professors Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett. In the year 1974, these researchers at the University of Glasgow developed this tool. This scale is widely used to ...

How would you score the Glasgow coma scale in a postop patient who is admitted to the ICU sedated and paralyzed? The Glasgow Coma Scale is a widely used standardized test that evaluates the degree of ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic neurologists have created the first new, reliable and easy-to-use clinical tool in 30 years for measuring coma depth, a proposed replacement for the Glasgow Coma Scale.

Scientists have created new assessment tools that build on the Glasgow Coma Scale to provide greater information on injury severity and prognosis in patients with traumatic brain injury while still ...

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is widely used to assess level of consciousness in a wide variety of clinical settings and is a recommended observation tool in all patients with head injuries (NICE, 2007 ...

Since the Glasgow Coma Scale was developed 40 years ago it has been accepted throughout the world as a method for assessing impaired consciousness. This article addresses the variations in technique ...

Modern intensive care can sustain most of the body's vital functions after severe brain injury, except for those of the brain, and modern technology has dramatically increased acute survival in this ...

1. Which specialist doctor to consult to know about Glasgow Coma Scale? A Neurologist or a Neurosurgeon is the specialist who should be consulted to know about the patient's GCS status. 2. What is the ...

Charlottesville, VA (April 10, 2018). The University of Glasgow's Sir Graham Teasdale, co-creator of the Glasgow Coma Scale, has teamed with Paul M. Brennan and Gordon D. Murray of the University of ...

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