Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (pGCS)
Assesses impaired consciousness and coma in pediatric patients.
Use for children 2 years and younger only. For older children, use the standard Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Note the difference between the Glasgow Coma Score (total score, only applicable when all three components are testable) and the Glasgow Coma Scale (component scores, applicable if any of three components is not testable).
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Sir Graham Teasdale, MBBS, is an honorary professor at the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow. He was previously the professor of neurosurgery, head of the department of neurosurgery, and associate dean for medical research at the University of Glasgow. Sir Teasdale was also the president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2003-2006), and was knighted in 2006 for his services to neurosurgery.
- Joyce Brown, MD
