Bmc Neurol
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Electroencephalography (EEG) for neurological prognostication after cardiac arrest and targeted temperature management; rationale and study design.
Electroencephalography (EEG) is widely used to assess neurological prognosis in patients who are comatose after cardiac arrest, but its value is limited by varying definitions of pathological patterns and by inter-rater variability. The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) has recently proposed a standardized EEG-terminology for critical care to address these limitations. ⋯ A well-defined terminology for interpreting post cardiac arrest EEGs is critical for the use of EEG as a prognostic tool.