Summary Since 1974, the Glasgow Coma Scale has provided a practical method for
bedside assessment of impairment of conscious level, the clinical hallmark of acute brain …

This review examines the evidence base for the early management of headinjured patients.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common, carries a high morbidity and mortality, and has no …

Objective The objective was to compare the accuracy of the pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) score in preverbal children to the standard GCS score in older children for identifying …

Objectives: To compare the accuracy of a pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score in
preverbal children with blunt head trauma with the standard GCS score in older children …

OBJECT Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) with low presenting Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) scores have very high morbidity and mortality rates. Neurosurgeons may be faced …

Abstract Objective: The pediatric Glasgow coma scale (pGCS) is a consciousness score that,
although widely applied, requires skill to apply. The AVPU scale uses four simple categories …

Traumatic and nontraumatic coma is a common problem in paediatric practice with high
mortality and morbidity. Early recognition of the potential for catastrophic deterioration in a …

Numerous scoring scales have been proposed and validated to evaluate coma for rapid pre-
hospital assessment and triage, disease severity, and prognosis for morbidity and mortality …

Abstract The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was developed in 1974 to objectively describe
neurological status and predict outcome in neuroscience patients. Through the years, the …

Purpose: The management and prognostic assessment of pediatric polytrauma patients can
pose substantial challenges. Trauma scores developed for adults are not universally …