The Munich Coma Scle (MCS). Issue 8 (August 1976)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brinkmann, R; Von Cramon, D; Schulz, H
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. Volume 39:Issue 8(1976)
• Page Start: 788
• Page End: 793
• Publication Date: 1976-08
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.39.8.788
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3050

Abstract

Abstract : The level of coma can be measured by the assessment of changes of behaviour after different intensities of stimulation. Two additive scales (Guttman scales) for susceptibility to stimulation and reactivity were developed, constituting the Munich Coma Scale (MCS). The findings of previous investigations were repeated in a new sample of 67 comatose patients. Implications of the additivity of reactivity are discussed and related to the concept of 'behavioural arousal' advanced in the recent literature.