MEDICINE MCQ
NEUROLOGY
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content of consciousness
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State of consciousness
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Coma
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Confusion
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to objectively describe the extent of impaired consciousness in all types of acute medical and trauma patients. The scale assesses patients according to three aspects of responsiveness: eye-opening, motor, and verbal responses.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are three aspects of behaviour that are independently measured as part of an assessment of a patient’s GCS – motor responsiveness, verbal performance and eye-opening. The highest response from each category elicited by the healthcare professional is scored on the chart.
Detailed explanation-3: -The simple measurement was originally developed by University of Glasgow Professors Sir Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett while working in the Institute for Neurological Sciences at the Southern General Hospital in 1974.