Impact of Global Mean Normalization on Regional Glucose Metabolism in the Human Brain by Kristian N. Mortensen, Albert Gjedde, Garth J. Thompson, Peter Herman, Maxime J. Parent, Douglas L. Rothman, Ron Kupers, Maurice Ptito, Johan Stender, Steven Laureys, Valentin Riedl, Michael T. Alkire, Fahmeed Hyder

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Analysis of risk factors for acute cerebral infarction in patients with intracranial tuberculosis by Xiao-Shan Huang, Xiao-Wei Qiu, An-Long Wang, Fei He, Yi-Jing Wang

“…Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 3–10 accounted for 45.8% in the infarction group compared to 15.4% in the non-infarction group. …”
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Clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors among trauma patients by age groups at a single center in Korea over 7 years: a retrospective study by Jonghee Han, Su Young Yoon, Junepill Seok, Jin Young Lee, Jin Suk Lee, Jin Bong Ye, Younghoon Sul, Seheon Kim, Hong Rye Kim

“…In the regression analysis, 3 to 8 points on the Glasgow Coma Scale had the highest odds ratio for mortality, and red blood cell transfusion within 24 hours, intensive care unit admission, age, and Injury Severity Score were the predictors of death. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Tianyun Gao, Zhiqiang Nong, Yuzhen Luo, Manqiu Mo, Zhaoyan Chen, Zhenhua Yang, Ling Pan

“…According to the SHAP plots, old age, low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, high AKI stage, reduced urine output, high Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II), high respiratory rate, low temperature, low absolute lymphocyte count, high creatinine level, dysnatremia, and low body mass index (BMI) increased the risk of poor prognosis.Conclusions The RF model developed in this study is a good predictor of in-hospital mortality for patients with SA-AKI in the intensive care unit (ICU), which may have potential applications in mortality prediction.…”
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Clinical characteristics and associated factors of pediatric acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a retrospective study by Huiling Zhang, Yilong Wang, Qianyun Ding, Xuekun Li, Sheng Ye

“…The fatal group displayed lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores and severe complications. …”
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An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…Demographic data (age, sex), mechanism of injury and Glasgow Coma Score were recorded. Referral pathways were determined, and final disposition of patients was recorded. …”
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Natremia Significantly Influences the Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Bharti Sharma, Winston Jiang, Munirah M. Hasan, George Agriantonis, Navin D. Bhatia, Zahra Shafaee, Kate Twelker, Jennifer Whittington

“…We found statistically significant differences in SLs at H admission, ICU admission, and ICU discharge when compared to the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) at admission. A linear regression analysis revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between ICU admission SLs and ISS. …”
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Outcomes and physiologic responses associated with ketamine administration after traumatic brain injury in the United States and Canada: a retrospective analysis by Austin J. Peters, Saad A. Khan, Seiji Koike, Susan Rowell, Martin Schreiber

“…Ketamine-exposed subjects were younger (37.3±16.9 years vs. 42.0±18.6 years, P=0.037), had a worse initial Glasgow Coma Scale score (7±3 vs. 8±4, P=0.003), and were more likely to be intubated than ketamine-unexposed subjects (88.5% vs. 44.2%, P<0.001). …”
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The Volatile Composition and Activity Evolution of Main-belt Comet 358P/PANSTARRS by Henry H. Hsieh, John W. Noonan, Michael S. P. Kelley, Dennis Bodewits, Jana Pittichová, Audrey Thirouin, Marco Micheli, Matthew M. Knight, Michele T. Bannister, Colin O. Chandler, Carrie E. Holt, Matthew J. Hopkins, Yaeji Kim, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, William J. Oldroyd, Jack Patterson, Scott S. Sheppard, Nicole Tan, Chadwick A. Trujillo, Quanzhi Ye

“…Photometry from ground-based observations shows that the dust coma brightened and faded slowly over ∼250 days in 2023–2024, consistent with photometric behavior observed in 2012–2013, but also indicates a ∼2.5× decline in the dust production rate between these two periods. …”
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Accelerated versus Standard Corneal Cross-linking for Progressive Keratoconus in Syria by Abdelrahman M Salman, Taym R Darwish, Yusra H Haddad, Rafea H Shabaan, Mohammad Z Askar

“…The anterior corneal trefoil was significantly reduced in group one (P = 0.002), whereas anterior total HOAs and coma were significantly improved in group two (P < 0.0014, all). …”
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Effect of Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture combined with EEG Biomimetic Electrical Stimulation on Evoked Potential of Patients with Persistent Vegetative State by Lixia DENG, Jiquan LIU, Liangxiang ZHANG, Xiao LV, Xing CHEN, Yigang FENG, Yingying NI

“…On the day before treatment and the day after treatment, the consciousness state of the three groups was assessed by the revised coma recovery scale (CRS-R), and the grades of BAEP, SEP and the changes of latency and interval of each wave on the affected side were monitored by electromyographic evoked potential.Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference of the CRS-R scores, the grades of SEP and BAEP, the latency of I, V, P15, N20, P38 wave and I-V wave interval in three groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The GEE model revealed that female sex, physical disability before injury, prehospital transfusion, lower Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) score on arrival, neck surgery, and higher AIS in the neck and extremity/pelvis were independently associated with unfavorable function at discharge. …”
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Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment outcomes and its associated factors among adult patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to public hospitals in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia: a cross-sect... by Daniel Mitiku Yigazu, Matiyos Lema, Firomsa Bekele, Dawit Tesfaye Daka, Dagim Samuel, Nigatu Addisu

“…Independent predictors of DKA recovery were comorbidities [AOR: 3.45, 95% CI: 1.33, 9.72], admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score (&lt;8) [AOR: 2.74, 95% CI: 1.02, 7.34], random blood glucose (RBS) (≥ 500) [AOR: 3.07 (95% CI: 1.12, 8.39)], and urine ketones (≥ +3) [AOR: 3.24, 95% CI: 1.18, 8.88].Conclusion and recommendationMost of the treated patients with DKA were discharged with improvement. …”
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A Comparison of Cooling Techniques to Treat Cardiac Arrest Patients with Hypothermia by Anna Finley Caulfield, Shylaja Rachabattula, Irina Eyngorn, Scott A. Hamilton, Rajalakshmi Kalimuthu, Amie W. Hsia, Maarten G. Lansberg, Chitra Venkatasubramanian, J. J. Baumann, Marion S. Buckwalter, Monisha A. Kumar, James S. Castle, Christine A. C. Wijman

“…We sought to compare the performance of endovascular cooling to conventional surface cooling after cardiac arrest. Methods. Patients in coma following cardiopulmonary resuscitation were cooled with an endovascular cooling catheter or with ice bags and cold-water-circulating cooling blankets to a target temperature of 32.0–34.0∘C for 24 hours. …”
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基于特征解构策略识别与颅脑损伤患者日常生活能力受损相关的急性期特征 by 刘迎, 王婕妤, 朱陈淮玉, 林心意, 孙艺航, 时燕薇, 曾燕妮

“…结果特征解构策略将ADL在TBI人群中解构为“受伤后脑萎缩”“自知力受损程度”“四肢乏力”等慢性期特征维度，同时首次揭示了急性期特征与具体慢性期损伤特征的联系，如TBI患者昏迷时间长和GCS评分低时，慢性期“近记忆受损”的风险最大［scaled coma time OR95%CI = 94.288 （35.095， 273.231）； scaled GCS OR95%CI = 0.068 （0.030， 0.147）］；TBI患者有脑积水时，慢性期“自知力受损”和“定向力障碍”的风险最大［insight impairment OR95%CI = 6.760 （3.653，12.855）； disorientation OR95%CI = 6.538 （3.530， 12.490）］。…”
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Improved Outcomes following the Establishment of a Neurocritical Care Unit in Saudi Arabia by Ibrahim Soliman, Waleed Tharwat Aletreby, Fahad Faqihi, Nasir Nasim Mahmood, Omar E. Ramadan, Ahmad Fouad Mady, Babar Kahlon, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Peter Brindley, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Secondary outcomes were ICU length of stay (LOS), predictors of ICU and hospital discharge, ICU discharge Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), frequency of tracheostomies, ICP monitoring, and operative interventions. …”
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Corneal Cap Thickness and Its Effect on Visual Acuity and Corneal Biomechanics in Eyes Undergoing Small Incision Lenticule Extraction by Ting Liu, Ting Yu, Lina Liu, Kaijian Chen, Ji Bai

“…No statistically significant differences were found in manifest refraction, UCVA, SR, OSI, MTF cutoff, and mesopic and photopic contrast sensitivity at low frequency, photopic contrast sensitivity at high frequency, endothelial density, corneal coma, and total HOAs at 3 months after the procedure. …”
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Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score for Predicting Mortality among Older Korean Adults with Trauma: Is It Applicable in All Cases? by Jonghee Han, Su Young Yoon, Junepill Seok, Jin Young Lee, Jin Suk Lee, Jin Bong Ye, Younghoon Sul, Se Heon Kim, Hong Rye Kim

“…The areas under the curves (AUCs) of 1–TRISS and GTOS for the total population were 0.763 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.719–0.806) and 0.794 (95% CI, 0.755–0.833), respectively. In the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤12 group, the in-hospital mortality rate was 27.5% (79 deaths). …”
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Predicting 30-day mortality in severely injured elderly patients with trauma in Korea using machine learning algorithms: a retrospective study by Jonghee Han, Su Young Yoon, Junepill Seok, Jin Young Lee, Jin Suk Lee, Jin Bong Ye, Younghoon Sul, Se Heon Kim, Hong Rye Kim

“…Analysis of important features of XGBoost using SHAP revealed associations such as a high Glasgow Coma Scale negatively impacting mortality probability, while higher counts of transfused red blood cells were positively correlated with mortality probability. …”
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Identifying biomarkers for epilepsy after cerebral malaria in Zambian children: rationale and design of a prospective observational study by Bo Zhang, Archana A Patel, Gretchen L Birbeck, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Suzanna Mwanza, Rosemary Nyirongo, Dixon Berejena, Joseph Kasolo, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Alexander Rotenberg

“…Outcome measures will include qualitative and quantitative analysis of routine EEG recordings, as well as clinical metrics in the acute and subacute period, including histidine-rich protein 2 levels of parasite burden, depth and length of coma, presence and severity of acute seizures, presence of hypoglycaemia, maximum temperature and 1-month post-CM neurodevelopmental assessment scores. …”
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