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, ...

June 6, 2012 (Lisbon, Portugal) — The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was highly predictive of 30-day mortality after acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), based on a comparison with 3 other prognostic ...

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 ...

How do you tell if someone is in a coma? It might not sound like a difficult question. But in the 1970s, two Glasgow neurosurgeons spent years developing a measure to solve this very problem. The ...

Charlottesville, VA (September 8, 2020). The University of Glasgow's Sir Graham Teasdale, co-creator of the Glasgow Coma Scale, once again has teamed with Paul M. Brennan and Gordon D. Murray of 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 ...

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 ...

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the most widely used method for evaluation of coma, but it has a number of shortcomings, including limited utility in intubated patients and an inability to assess ...

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