A neurological exam is important for traumatic brain injury patients to assess prognosis and determine treatment. The exam involves checking the pupils and using the Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) which evaluates eye opening, verbal response, and motor response to determine the level of consciousness after a brain injury.

1. How to Perform a Neurological
Exam on a Traumatic Brain
Injury Patient
Daryoush Tavanaiepour, M.B.Ch.B (MD)
Interim Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery

2. Why is the neuro exam important?
• Prognosis
• Treatment

3. Neuro Exam
• Pupils
• Glascow Coma Scale (GCS)

4. GLASCOW COMA SCALE (GCS)

7. QUESTIONS?