The Markwalder Classification is used for the clinical classification of patients with chronic subdural hematomas into five different grades and was published in 1981[^1].
Grade | Description |
0 | Patient neurologically intact |
1 | Patient awake and oriented, with mild symptoms such as headache. No or mild neurological signs, such as reflex asymmetry. |
2 | Patient drowsy and disoriented, with variable neurological deficits such as Hemiparesis. |
3 | Patient stuporous but responsive to painful stimuli. Severe focal neurological deficits such as Hemiplegia. |
4 | Patient comatose. No motor response to painful stimuli. Decerebrate or decorticate posturing. |
