CHICAGO --- A Northwestern University researcher has developed the first truly reliable measure of neurobehavioral functioning during coma from severe brain injury that predicts recovery of ...

After more than half a century, assessment of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) is getting a makeover. A newly proposed framework expands assessment of acute TBI beyond the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ...

In the emergency room, health care providers can diagnose a traumatic brain injury (TBI) by using clinical scales, like the Glasgow Coma Scale, to measure the patient's ability to open their eyes, ...

A coma is defined as a prolonged lack of consciousness or unresponsiveness to stimuli. I Good recovery Resumption of normal life despite minor deficits II Moderate disability Disabled but independent; ...