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 ...

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 ...

The incidence of TBI was the highest in patients with a GCS score of 3 (59.5%), second highest in those with a GCS score of 4-12 (42.4%), and lowest in those with a GCS score of 13-15 (11.8%). A GCS ...

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 ...

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 ...