26 June 2023 : Clinical Research
Glasgow Coma Scale as an Indicator of Patient Prognosis: A Retrospective Study of 257 Patients with Heatstroke from 3 Medical Centers in Guangdong, China
HuaiSheng Chen1CE, Ronglin Chen2B, Xinghui Wu
3B, Jing Qian4B, Xuezhi Shi3B, Lulu Wan5BD, Wang Fanfan4F, Huasheng Tong3AG*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939118
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939118
Figure 3 Representative Images of brain CT scanBrain computed tomography (CT) scan of a 22-year-old male heatstroke patient admitted with persistent coma showed diffuse encephalic swelling, compressed or occluded ventricles, sulci, and cisterna, and extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage on the 3rd day after admission (A). Another 27-year-old male heatstroke patient admitted with GCS of 5 survived; although his brain CT scan did not show swelling or edema at admission (B1), and a light encephalic swelling was shown by a CT scan 6 days later (B2), his GCS improved after admission and he survived.