Table 5.

Brainstem Reflexes Assessment Sedation Scale (BRASS)

Variable	Score point
Absence of cough reflex	1
Absence of pupillary light reflex	1
Absence of corneal reflex	2
Absence of grimacing to pain and absence of OCR	1
Absence of grimacing to pain and presence of OCR	3

OCR: oculocephalic reflex

BRASS is a clinical score that has been developed for scoring brainstem dysfunction in deeply sedated, non-brain-injured, mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients and ranges from 0 to 7

The BRASS has prognostic value, as 28-day mortality proportionally increases with the BRASS score