Discordant Observation of Brain Injury by MRI and Malignant Electroencephalography Patterns in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest following Therapeutic Hypothermia

摘要

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Malignant electroencephalography patterns are considered predictive of poor outcome in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. We hypothesized that malignant patterns on electroencephalography are associated with evidence of more severe brain injury on MR imaging.