The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness score is more efficient than the Glasgow Coma Scale in the prognosis of stroke

Vahdati S. S., Farhoudi M., Cicek M., Salehi M., Jalilian R., Hojjatpanah H.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.32, no.3, pp.97-101, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5472/marumj.637561
  • Journal Name: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.97-101
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: After being a solid method of measuring consciousness for decades,the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was offered to be replaced with a better option: The Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) score, which several studies later confirmed to be superior due to its independence from verbal response and ability to consider brain stem reflexes. In this study, we decided to compare the two scales in the prognosis of stroke, which has never been conducted before.