title: [Point systems for evaluating coma in patients with injuries of the central nervous system (CNS)].
abstract: Paper reviews various coma scales which are used to monitor consciousness after sustaining severe injuries of CNS. Glasgow Coma Scale, at present the most frequently used, was compared to recently developed scales, which are more useful for monitoring persistent comas, allows to evaluate discrete changes in patient's state more precisely and to predict the outcome. The necessity of evoked potentials' measurements, such as Trigeminal-Auditory Glasgow (Coma Scale) has been stressed.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Anestezjologii i Intensywnej Terapii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego ul. Kopernika 17, 31-501 Kraków.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macheta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pryjma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andres
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003128:Coma / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000150:complications*