The GCS score is one such variable. Numerous researchers have investigated the use of the GCS score in predicting outcomes in head injury patients. The cumulative findings from these studies ...

brainstem and respiration), each of which has a maximal score of 4. In contrast to the GCS, verbal response is not a component of the FOUR score, making it fully applicable in intubated patients.

A number of the studies included in this review used descriptive analyses in reporting the relationship between specific GCS scores and certain outcome categories (Bishara et al., 1992 ...