Some remarks to the evaluation of disturbances of consciousness

For the monitoring of patients with brain injury use is made of several scales which have wide international application. However, neither of these scales have a broad enough spectrum in the range of brainstem dysfunctions i.e. in patients who are most seriously ill. The scale of brainstem signs presented is as simple as possible, it lends itself for graphic extrapolation, there are used only simple symptoms which are commonly examined. This scale is very useful in communication between the specialized centre and the hospitals in which brain injured patients are first hospitalized.