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Title
Validity of the FOUR score coma scale in the medical intensive care unit.
Authors
Iyer, Vivek N; Mandrekar, Jayawant N; Danielson, Richard D; Zubkov, Alexander Y; Elmer, Jennifer L; Wijdicks, Eelco F M
Abstract
To evaluate the validity of the FOUR (Full Outline of UnResponsiveness) score (ranging from 0 to 16), a new coma scale consisting of 4 components (eye response, motor response, brainstem reflexes, and respiration pattern), when used by the staff members of a medical intensive care unit (ICU).
Publication
Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2009, Vol 84, Issue 8, p694