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. 2017 Jul 13;7:470. doi: 10.7916/D81R6XBV

Table 1. Clinical Characteristics.

Age, years, mean (SD) 59 (16)
Male, n 7
Initial rhythm, n
 Shockable (VF/VT) 3
 Non-shockable (bradycardia/asystole/PEA) 7
Primary cause of CPR, n (%)
 Cardiac 3
 Hypoxic 6
 Unknown 1
Location of arrest, n
 OHCA 8
 IHCA 2
Time to ROSC (minutes), median (IQR) 18 (10–23)
Time to occurrence of PAM (hours), median (IQR) 14 (10–36)
Initial treatment of PAM, n
 Propofol 8
 Clonazepam 3
 Sodium valproate 3
 Levetiracetam 2
 Other benzodiazepine 2
 >1 drug 4
SEP N20, n
 Present 5
 Bilaterally absent 5
EEG result, n
 Normal/mild encephalopathic 0
 Diffuse slowing 1
 Status epilepticus 4
 Burst suppression 4
 Low voltage/isoelectric 0
 No EEG 1
Outcome, n
 Recovery with mild cerebral disability 1
 Death 9
Treatment withdrawal, n 9
Time to treatment withdrawal (hours), median (IQR) 48 (38–130)
Reason for treatment withdrawal, n
 Neurological examination 4
 SEP 5
 EEG 5
 Combination 3

Abbreviations: CPR, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; EEG, Electroencephalography; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; IHCA, In Hospital Cardiac Arrest; IQR, Interquartile Range; OHCA, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest; PAM, Post-anoxic Myoclonus; PEA, Pulseless Electrical Activity; ROSC, Return of Spontaneous Circulation; SD, Standard Deviation; SEP, Somatosensory Evoked Potential; VF, Ventricular Fibrillation; VT, Ventricular Tachycardia.