What is it about?
it is about assessing the level of consciousness in acute head injury patients. instead of using vague terms like unconscious, stupor, semiconscious, it gives a structured method of the estimate of the level of consciousness. It takes into consideration the eye-opening, verbal response and motor response.
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Why is it important?
it was developed by professor Jennet and Mr Teasdale in 1974 and a paper was published in Lancet on the assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. This was the real breakthrough in a scientific method for assessing the level of consciousness. Now it is used in hospitals all over the world to assess the severity of brain injuries. It is a global lifesaver and is the basis for much research. This work has also contributed to the prognostication of head injury patients.
Perspectives
This a useful and handy tool to assess the severity of head injury and to decide further management. Using this score is a routine practice in neurotrauma patients and adapted world over.
Dr sujan narayan agrawal
govt medical college jagdalpur (bastar )c.g. PIN 494001
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This page is a summary of: The Glasgow Coma Scale: A Breakthrough in the Assessment of the Level of Consciousness, Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy, January 2018, OMICS Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.4172/2573-4555.1000273.
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