Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Glasgow-Pittsburgh Coma Scale (GCS-P) scoring in predicting the prognosis of coma in children. METHODS: Clinical data of 17 comatose children were retrospectively reviewed. The results of GCS and GCS-P scoring, electroencephalogram (EEG) and cranial imaging were analyzed. Dynamic curves of GCS-P score were drawn. RESULTS: Seven patients received EEG examination and four showed low potential. The four patients had poor prognosis. Cranial CT and MRI were performed in 12 patients. Of these three showed cerebral hemorrhage and ischemia and had a poor prognosis. The accuracy rate for predicting the prognosis of GCS and GCS-P scoring was 85.71% and 88.57% respectively. A continuous GCS-P scoring was performed in 13 patients. A dynamic GCS-P curve showed an ascent in seven cases with good prognosis but a flat or declined tendency in six cases with poor prognosis. COCLUSIONS: GCS-P scoring is valuable for predicting prognosis in children with coma. Combined with EEG and cranial imaging examinations, the accuracy for predicting prognosis of GCS-P scoring will increase.
