glasgow coma scale score in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury; limitations and reliability

Glasgow Coma Scale Score in Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury; Limitations and Reliability.

Association Between Serum Electrolyte Disturbances and Glasgow Coma Scale Score in Patients With Diffuse Axonal Injury

Background: Appropriate clinical measures to prevent secondary brain damage in traumatic brain injury are of critical importance. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationships between serum electrolyte disturbances and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score in patients with Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) at the time of admission and discharge. Materials & Methods: In this retrospective cr...

Whole-brain apparent diffusion coefficient in traumatic brain injury: correlation with Glasgow Coma Scale score.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and low Glasgow coma scale (GCS) scores may have severe injury associated with cellular disruption that can be studied with whole-brain apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histograms. We retrospectively studied this hypothesis and correlated ADC with GCS. METHODS Twenty-one patients (37.81 +/- 41.3 years) with TBI were enrolle...

Bispectral index value correlates with Glasgow Coma Scale in traumatic brain injury patients

BACKGROUND Accuracy of consciousness level assessment is very important. It may determine and influence further clinical decisions, thus influences patients' outcomes. The widest method in determining the level of awareness is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Despite its common use, GCS scores obtained by one clinician may differ from others depending on their interpretations and past experience. ...

Glasgow Coma Scale as a predictor for hemocoagulative disorders after blunt pediatric traumatic brain injury.

OBJECTIVE Coagulopathy is a complication of traumatic brain injury and its presence after injury has been identified as a risk factor for prognosis. It was our aim to determine whether neurologic findings reflected by Glasgow Coma Scale at initial resuscitation can predict hemocoagulative disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury that may aggravate clinical sequelae and outcome in childre...

Outcome predictors of Glasgow Outcome Scale score in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury is a major public health problem due to high mortality and morbidity among survivors. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with severe traumatic brain injury. We recorded the attending physician's evaluation of the patient's consciousness, the patient's demographics, routine physical measurements, and medical interventions. We used Gl...