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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2009 Feb;37(2):432–440. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318195865a

Table 1.

Clinical grading scales following subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Hunt and Hess scale (36) World Federation of Neurological Surgeons Scale (37)
Grade Symptoms Glasgow Coma Scale Motor deficits
I Asymptomatic or mild headache 15 Absent
II Moderate to severe headache, nuchal rigidity, with or without cranial nerve deficits 14-13 Absent
III Confusion, lethargy or mild focal symptoms 14-13 Present
IV Stupor and/or hemiparesis 12-7 Present or absent
V Comatose and/or extensor posturing 6-3 Present or absent