NCLEX Review & Nursing School

GLASCOW COMA SCALE

• SCALE  METHOD OF ASSESSING A CLIENT’S NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION
• THE SCORING SYSTEM (ONE TO FIFTEEN (1-15) PTS.)
• LOWER THAN EIGHT INDICATES COMA.

It is based on:

1. Eye Opening

2. Motor Response

3. Verbal Response

NEURO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

These are some of the diagnostic tests that helps in diagnosing Neurological Diseases.

• COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN
• CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY
• MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
• LUMBAR PUNCTURE
• ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG)
• MYELOGRAPHY