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  • Title: [Practical assessment of brain dysfunction in severe head trauma (author's transl)].
    Author: Born JD, Hans P, Dexters G, Kalangu K, Lenelle J, Milbouw G, Stevenaert A.
    Journal: Neurochirurgie; 1982; 28(1):1-7. PubMed ID: 7110496.
    Abstract:
    Assessment of brain dysfunction in head injured patients is important as an index of severity of brain damage and forms the basis of monitoring. . The Glasgow Coma scale (G.C.S.) is a practical scale for nurses. The Liege Coma scale contains the three variables of the G.C.S. and provides informations concerning the brain stem reflexes. In a series of 60 head-injured patients, recovery rates were calculated on the basis of either Glasgow scores or Liege scores. The Liege Coma scale provides a more sensitive index of clinical course and a better prognosis.
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