Neuroanatomical Basis of Glasgow Coma Scale—A Reappraisal

Sunil Munakomi, Bijoy Mohan Kumar

Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medical Sciences, Chitwan, Nepal.

DOI: 10.4236/nm.2015.63019                

Abstract

Glasgow coma scale is the most cited paper in neurosurgery. It has vast implications in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. But lack of proper understanding in the neuro-anatomical basis of the score is the Achilles heel in proper utilization of the same. Herein we review the anatomical aspects behind each variable in the score. We also discuss common limitations of the score and highlight future directives to limit the same.

Keywords

Glasgow Coma Scale, Anatomy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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