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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2023

Pain as a Guide in Glasgow Coma Scale Status for Neurological Assessment.

Vasu Nallaluthan, Guan Yan Tan, Mohamed Fuad Murni, Umaira Saleh, Sanihah Abdul Halim, Zamzuri Idris, Abdul Rahman Izaini Ghani, Jafri Malin Abdullah

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Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Review
  2. Decorticate and Decerebrate Response during Pain Stimulation. How Do They Occur?The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025
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  3. Lhermitte's Sign--A Neuropathic Pain and Its Neuroanatomy.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024
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  4. Minimally Invasive Intervention for Trigeminal Neuralgia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024
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Vasu NallaluthanDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Guan Yan TanDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Mohamed Fuad MurniDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Umaira SalehDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Sanihah Abdul HalimDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Zamzuri IdrisDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Abdul Rahman Izaini GhaniDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Jafri Malin AbdullahDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Neurological status is essential and often challenging for neurosurgical residents and also for neurosurgeons to determine surgical management. Pain as a component of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) can be used as a tool in patients, especially an unconscious or comatose patient. In order to elicit this adequate noxious stimulus, a certain amount of pressure-pain threshold is required upon performing either as the central or peripheral technique. The scientific explanation behind each technique is required and needs to be well understood to aid the localisation of the defect in the neurological system. This paper will briefly review the aid of pain as a neurological guide in GCS status assessment.

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GCS status assessmentjaw marginpain pathwaypain stimulusperiungualsternal rubsupraorbital

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PMID37928790
PMCPMC10624430

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