Table 5.
Distribution of highly malignant EEG patterns and patient́s vital outcome.
| EEG description | No. (%) (n = 106) |
Death (CPC 5) |
Survive (CPC 1–4) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highly malignant EEG patterns, n (%) |
37 (34.9%) |
32 (86.5%) |
5 (13.5%) |
0.001 |
| Suppressed Background, n | 17 (16.1%) |
14 (82.4%) |
3 (17.6%) |
– |
| Suppressed Background with continuous Periodic Discharges, n | 13 (12.3%) |
11 (84.6%) |
2 (15.4%) |
– |
| Burst-Suppression Background, n | 7 (6.6%) |
7 (100%) |
0 (0%) |
– |
EEG-Electroencephalogram; n-number of patients.