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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 May 6;140:4–11. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.04.018

Table 2.

EEG Characteristics Stratified by Outcome.

EEG Characteristics Dead (N = 62) Alive (N = 30) p CPC 3–5 (N = 81) CPC 1–2 (N = 11) p
Maximal Background Frequency (Hz) 6.3 6.7 0.25 6.4 6.2 0.68
Mean Continuity (%) 74.4% 76.5% 0.92 74.2% 81.4% 0.34
Continuous Background 30 (48.4%) 16 (53.3%) 0.66 38 (46.9%) 8 (72.7%) 0.11
Burst Suppression 23 (37.1%) 13 (43.3%) 0.57 32 (39.5%) 4 (36.4%) 0.84
Any Epileptiform Activity 35 (56.5%) 14 (46.7%) 0.38 45 (55.6%) 4 (36.4%) 0.23
Sporadic Epileptiform Activity 31 (50%) 12 (40%) 0.37 40 (49.4%) 3 (27.3%) 0.17
Triphasics 11 (17.7%) 1 (3.3%) 0.05 14.8% 0.0% 0.17
Ictal Interictal Continuum 30 (48.4%) 17 (56.7%) 0.46 41 (50.6%) 6 (54.5%) 0.81
Generalized Rhythmic Delta Activity 14 (22.6%) 11 (36.7%) 0.15 21 (25.9%) 4 (36.4%) 0.47
Lateralized Periodic Discharges 3 (4.8%) 1 (3.3%) 0.74 4 (4.9%) 0 (0%) 0.45
Generalized Periodic Discharges 23 (37.1%) 10 (33.3%) 0.72 31 (38.3%) 2 (18.2%) 0.19
Brief Ictal Rhythmic Discharges 0 (0%) 1 (3.3%) 0.15 1 (1.2%) 0 (0%) 0.71
Stimulus-Induced Periodic Discharges 1 (1.6%) 2 (6.7%) 0.20 2 (2.5%) 1 (9.1%) 0.25
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus 1 (1.6%) 2 (6.7%) 0.20 3 (3.7%) 0 (0%) 0.52

CPC: Cerebral Performance Category. EEG: electroencephalography.