Inter observer agreement in the assessment of the motor response of the Glasgow 'coma' scale

R Braakman; C J Avezaat; A I Maas; M Roel; H J Schouten

doi:10.1016/s0303-8467(78)80067-5

Inter observer agreement in the assessment of the motor response of the Glasgow 'coma' scale

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1977;80(2):100-6. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(78)80067-5.

Authors

R Braakman, C J Avezaat, A I Maas, M Roel, H J Schouten

PMID: 209920
DOI: 10.1016/s0303-8467(78)80067-5

Abstract

The motor response of the Glasgow 'coma' scale is readily learned by nurses and doctors. It can be used as a reliable indicator of changes in the state of a comatose patient, as there is a high agreement rate between different observers.

MeSH terms

Coma / diagnosis*
Craniocerebral Trauma / complications
Humans
Movement*
Neurologic Examination / methods
Prognosis
Reflex, Abnormal / diagnosis