http://www.braininjuryfaq.com Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:15:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-exactly-is-a-coma-and-what-is-the-significance-of-a-brain-injury-patient-being-in-a-coma/ http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-exactly-is-a-coma-and-what-is-the-significance-of-a-brain-injury-patient-being-in-a-coma/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:03:41 +0000 admin http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/?p=98 A coma is a state of deep unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused. A person in a coma cannot react to events in his environment.  Normally, information from a person’s surroundings is passed from the brainstem into the cerebrum. This feedback allows a person to be conscious of and react to his environment. When this system breaks down and a person is no longer able to respond, a coma can result.

]]> http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-exactly-is-a-coma-and-what-is-the-significance-of-a-brain-injury-patient-being-in-a-coma/feed/ 0 http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-is-the-glasgow-coma-scale-and-what-is-its-significance-regarding-brain-injuries/ http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-is-the-glasgow-coma-scale-and-what-is-its-significance-regarding-brain-injuries/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:02:14 +0000 admin http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/?p=95 The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to assess three different functions: eye opening, motor response, and verbal response. Scores can range from 15 (normal) to 3 (critical; the lowest score possible). A lower score indicates a person is less responsive. Scores are interpreted as follows, when analyzing for TBI:

• 14-13—mild brain injury
• 12-9—moderate brain injury
• 8 or less—a severe brain injury

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