Abbreviations Approved list of abbreviations used in neurosciences: GCS Glasgow coma scale – EVD External ventricular drain – SAH Sub-arachnoid Haemorrhage – SDH Subdural Haematoma – EDH Extra-Dural Haematoma – SICH Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage – L Lumbar – C Cervical – PERL Pupils equal and Reacting to Light – LOC Loss of Consciousness – TPR Temperature and Respirations – BP Blood Pressure – HR Heart Rate – BM Blood Measurement (Glucose) – BO Bowels opened – BNO Bowels not opened – CSU Catheter Specimen of Urine – MSSU Mid-Stream Specimen of urine – PICA Post inferior Cerebella Artery Aneurysm – ICA Internal Carotid Artery – MCA Middle Cerebral Artery – BIH Benign Intracranial Hypertension –
Abbreviations Approved list of abbreviations used in neurosciences: GCS – Glasgow coma scale EVD – External ventricular drain SAH – Sub-arachnoid Haemorrhage SDH – Subdural Haematoma EDH – Extra-Dural Haematoma SICH – Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage L – Lumbar C – Cervical PERL – Pupils equal and Reacting to Light LOC – Loss of Consciousness TPR – Temperature and Respirations BP – Blood Pressure HR – Heart Rate BM – Blood Measurement (Glucose) BO – Bowels opened BNO – Bowels not opened CSU – Catheter Specimen of Urine MSSU – Mid-Stream Specimen of urine PICA – Post inferior Cerebella Artery Aneurysm ICA – Internal Carotid Artery MCA – Middle Cerebral Artery BIH – Benign Intracranial Hypertension