Glasgow Outcome Scale - Extended (GOS-E)
Glasgow Outcome Scale - Extended (Jennett 1981; Wilson 1998): the 1-8 traumatic-brain-injury outcome grade, from death to upper good recovery.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- GOS-E category
- 4
Result: GOS-E 4: upper severe disability — maps to legacy GOS 3 (severe disability).
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What the result means
- GOS-E 1–8
- 1 dead; 2 vegetative; 3/4 lower/upper severe disability; 5/6 lower/upper moderate disability; 7/8 lower/upper good recovery.
- Legacy GOS
- 1->1, 2->2, 3/4->3 severe disability, 5/6->4 moderate disability, 7/8->5 good recovery.
What you enter
- GOS-E category (1-8)
How this is calculated
Wilson JT, Pettigrew LE, Teasdale GM. Structured interviews for the Glasgow Outcome Scale and the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale: guidelines for their use. J Neurotrauma. 1998;15(8):573-585. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.