One criticism of the GCS is that the summed score does not always provide an accurate depiction of a patient's condition. For example, the verbal score, particularly in trauma patients, may be poor ...

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 ...

Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and disabilities in children older than 1 year of age. 1 Detailed data about head trauma in children are needed to better understand the rates and ...

According to 1999 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) caused by motor vehicle accidents, firearms, and falls are recorded as a leading cause of ...

Scientists have created new assessment tools that build on the Glasgow Coma Scale to provide greater information on injury severity and prognosis in patients with traumatic brain injury while still ...