Annals of neurology
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Annals of neurology · Jul 2019
Multicenter StudyElectroencephalographic reactivity as predictor of neurological outcome in postanoxic coma: A multicenter prospective cohort study.
Outcome prediction in patients after cardiac arrest (CA) is challenging. Electroencephalographic reactivity (EEG-R) might be a reliable predictor. We aimed to determine the prognostic value of EEG-R using a standardized assessment. ⋯ EEG-R testing in itself is not sufficiently reliable for outcome prediction in patients after CA. For poor outcome prediction, it has no substantial added value to EEG background, neurological examination, and SSEPs. For prediction of good outcome, EEG-R seems to have added value. ANN NEUROL 2019.