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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2006 May;148(5):652–658. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.12.051

Table 3.

Encephalopathy on Admission and at Peak during the Seven Day Study Period Stratified by Age and Diagnosis Category

Admission Acetaminophen (%) Indeterminate (%) All Others (%)
Coma Grade Age < 3.0 ≥3.0 yr Age < 3.0 ≥ 3.0 yr Age < 3.0 ≥ 3.0 yr
0 (N=155) 0 (0) 29 (63) 27 (42) 38 (38) 30 (55) 31 (44)
1–2 (N=138) 0 (0) 12 (26) 34 (53) 45 (45) 20 (36) 27 (38)
3 (N=31) 1 (50) 4 (9) 2 (3) 12 (12) 5 (9) 7 (10)
4 (N=14) 1 (50) 1 (2) 1 (2) 5 (5) 0 (0) 6 (8)
Peak Acetaminophen (%) Indeterminate (%) All Others (%)
Coma Grade < 3.0 ≥3.0 < 3.0 ≥ 3.0 < 3.0 ≥ 3.0
0 (N=123) 0 (0) 29 (63) 21 (31) 25 (25) 26 (46) 22 (30)
1–2 (N=134) 0 (0) 12 (26) 36 (54) 40 (40) 21 (38) 25 (34)
3 (N=39) 1 (50) 1 (2) 4 (6) 15 (15) 8 (14) 10 (14)
4 (N=49) 1 (50) 4 (9) 6 (9) 21 (21) 1 (2) 16 (22)