By Akopian, Gabriel Gaspard, Donald J; Alexander, Magdi Although guidelines exist for intracranial pressure (ICP)-guided treatment after head trauma, no conclusive data exist that support routine ICP monitoring.

THE award of a knighthood to ProfessorGraham Teasdale in today's NewYear's honours list continues a long tradition of doctors in Scotland being recognised for their pioneering work in medicine.

By Geraghty, Max Summary Unconscious patients are nursed in a variety of clinical settings and therefore it is necessary for all nurses to assess, plan and implement the nursing care of this vulnerable patient group.

Mayo Clinic neurologists have created the first new, reliable and easy-to-use clinical tool in 30 years for measuring coma depth, a proposed replacement for the Glasgow Coma Scale. The new scoring system, called the FOUR (Full Outline of UnResponsiveness) Score, will be described in the October issue of Annals of Neurology, to be published online Friday, Sept. 9.