Glasgow Coma Scale

The Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS, sometimes also known as the Glasgow Coma Score is a neurological scale which aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person, for initial as well as continuing assessment. A patient is assessed against the criteria of the scale, and the resulting points give a patient score between 3 and either 14 or 15 .GCS was initially used to assess level of consciousness after head injury, and the scale is now used by first aid, EMS and doctors as being applicable all acute medical and trauma patients. In hospital it is also used in chronic patient monitoring, in for instance, intensive care. The scale was published in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan J. Jennett, professors of neurosurgery at the University of Glasgow. The pair went on to author the textbook Management of Head Injuries , a celebrated work in the field.GCS is used as part of several ICU scoring systems, including APACHE II, SAPS II, and SOFA, to assess the status of the central nervous system. A similar scale, the Rancho Los Amigos Scale is used to assess the recovery of traumatic brain injury patients. (From the Wikpedia article Glasgow Coma Scale.)

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Recent Publications on Glasgow Coma Scale:
Severe Sepsis in Two Ugandan Hospitals: a Prospective Observational Study of Management and Outcomes in a Predominantly HIV-1 Infected Population. BACKGROUND: Sepsis likely contributes to the high burden of infectious...	13th November, 2009	Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine,	PLoS One. 2009 Nov 11;4(11):e7782. DOI Direct Link
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Relative bradycardia in hypotensive trauma patients: a reappraisal. BACKGROUND: The inability to mount tachycardia (T) after trauma-related...	11th November, 2009	Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai	J Trauma. 2009 Nov;67(5):1051-4. DOI Direct Link
Abnormal coagulation tests are associated with progression of traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. BACKGROUND: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is common in traumatic brain...	11th November, 2009	Department of Surgery and/or Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health	J Trauma. 2009 Nov;67(5):959-67. DOI Direct Link
Factors associated with mortality and brain injury after falls from the standing position. BACKGROUND: Trauma centers are increasingly tasked with evaluating...	11th November, 2009	Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, University of	J Trauma. 2009 Nov;67(5):954-8. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Glasgow Coma Scale:
Outcome in patients with blunt head trauma and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 at presentation	MDLinx:  Oct 6 2009 10:11AM Matching: glasgow coma scale
Prediction rules clarify need for CT in many children with head trauma	Reuters Health:  Sep 15 2009 12:25AM Matching: glasgow coma scale
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Stent-assisted coil embolization effective for ruptured wide-necked intracranial aneurysms	Reuters Health:  Sep 9 2009 12:42AM Matching: glasgow coma scale

Glasgow Coma Scale Clinical Trials:
Use of Music and Voice Stimulus on Coma Patients

Glasgow Coma Scale Patents:
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7575589	Light-emitting device and method for providing phototherapy to the brain
6796966	Apparatus, and kits for preventing of alleviating vasoconstriction or vasospasm in a mammal
6702743	Ultrasound apparatus and method for tissue resonance analysis
6589746	Method of detecting axonally-derived protein tau in patients with traumatic CNS injury
6589189	Non-invasive method and apparatus for monitoring intracranial pressure
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