A clinical and EEG scoring system that predicts early cortical response (N20) to somatosensory evoked potentials and outcome after cardiac arrest

A clinical and EEG scoring system that predicts early cortical response (N20) to somatosensory evoked potentials and outcome after cardiac arrest

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Anoxic coma following cardiac arrest is a common problem with ethical, social, and legal consequences. Except for unfavorable somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEP) results, predictors of unfavorable outcome with a 100% specificity a...

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Main Authors: Bouchet Bruno, Ramakers Michel, du Cheyron Damien, Gaillard Cathy, Etard Olivier, Guillotin Damien, Daubin Cédric, Parienti Jean-Jacques, Charbonneau Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/8/35

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