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Table 2 Neurology, Morbidity and Mortality.

From: Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with status myoclonus following out of hospital cardiac arrest

Neurological Characteristics

Status Myoclonus Present N= 52

Status Myoclonus Absent N= 72

P value

Absent brainstem reflexes on day 3, post-cardiac arrest N (%)

47 (90.4)

43 (62.3%)

< 0.001

Motor response worse than flexion, day 3 post-cardiac arrest N (%)

52 (100)

49 (71)

< 0.001

CPC 1 N (%)

0

18 (25%)

< 0.001

CPC 4 (N %)

2 (4)

  

Mortality N (%) 104 (84)

50 (96)

54 (75)

< 0.001

Death Due to underlying illness N (%) 51 (49)

13 (26)

38 (70.4)

< 0.001

Death following withdrawal of life sustaining treatment N (%) 53 (51)

37 (74)

16 (29.6)

< 0.001