Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
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To describe the electrophysiological characteristics and pathophysiological significance of electrographic status epilepticus (ESE) after cardiac arrest and specifically compare patients with unequivocal ESE to patients with rhythmic or periodic borderline patterns defined as possible ESE. ⋯ A favourable outcome is seen infrequently in patients with ESE, regardless of using strict or liberal ESE definitions.
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EEG synchronization measures are early outcome predictors in comatose patients after cardiac arrest.
Outcome prognostication in comatose patients after cardiac arrest (CA) remains a major challenge. Here we investigated the prognostic value of combinations of linear and non-linear bivariate EEG synchronization measures. ⋯ Quantitative methods might increase the prognostic yield of currently used multi-modal approaches.