Tag: Glasgow Score

  • Coma

    Coma

    1- Introduction: – Consciousness is a function of the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia; vigilance is a function of the brainstem through the ascending reticular activating (FARA) – The existence of specific afferent spinothalamic cortical origin and to the FARA explains the influence of pain and consciousness on vigilance. – Stiffness decortication -> subcortical lesions…