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Glasgow Coma Scale
(redirected from Glascow Coma Scale)

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Glas·gow Coma Scale (glsg)
n.
A scale for measuring level of consciousness, especially after a head injury, in which scoring is determined by three factors: amount of eye opening, verbal responsiveness, and motor responsiveness.
Glasgow Coma Scale
see trauma score.
Glasgow coma scale Critical care A method for evaluating the severity of CNS involvement in head injury, which measures 3 parameters–maximum score of 15 for normal cerebral function, 0 for brain death. Cf Harvard criteria, Pittsburgh score.
Glasgow coma scale
Best motor response, ie subject obeys commands 6, if none 0
Best verbal response, ie oriented 5, if no response 0
Eye opening, if spontaneous 4, if none 0; the GCS is less useful in


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