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Table 5 Relationship between outcome, neurohysiological, fMRI, and vegetative reactivity during painful electrical stimulation at one month after cardiac arrest

From: Pain-related somatosensory evoked potentials and functional brain magnetic resonance in the evaluation of neurologic recovery after cardiac arrest: a case study of three patients

Patient

Outcome

fMRI

MLCEP

N20/P25 Reactivity

BP Reactivity

1

Good

Cortical

yes

yes

yes

2

MCS

SI

no

yes

yes

3

VS

Sub-cortical

no

no

yes

  1. MLCEP: middle latency cortical evoked potential
  2. BP: blood pressure
  3. MCS: minimally conscious state
  4. VS: vegetative state
  5. SI: primary somatosensory cortex
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241