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Table 1 Outcome of comatose survivors of cardiopulmonary resuscitation with generalized myoclonus in previous and the present series

From: Observations on comatose survivors of cardiopulmonary resuscitation with generalized myoclonus

Study

No. of patients

died

persistent vegetative state

complete recovery

Butenuth and Kubicki 1971 [1]

12

12

  

Celesia et al . 1988 [2]

13

8

4

1

Krumholz et al . 1988 [3]

19

19

  

Jumao-as and Brenner 1990 [4]

11

11

  

Young et al . 1990 [5]

15

15

  

Wijdicks et al . 1994 [6]

40

40

  

Reeves et al. 1997 [8]

9

9

  

this series

50

45

5