Children with severe traumatic brain injury who survive to hospital discharge will continue to improve in their functional status over the next few years. Although low Glasgow Coma Score is strongly associated with death or poor functional outcome after therapy for traumatic brain injury, many patients with Glasgow Coma Score of < or = 5 can survive with good function. PRISM scores add to the power of Glasgow Coma Score to predict survival and functional outcome in tracheally intubated pediatric patients with Glasgow Coma Score of < or = 5.
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