Objective: To determine the survival rate according to the main findings of emergency electroencephalography (EEGs) of patients treated in a tertiary hospital.
Method: In this prospective study, the findings of consecutive emergency EEGs performed on inpatients in Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil were correlated with survival utilizing Kaplan-Meyer survival curves.
Results: A total of 681 patients with an average age of 42 years old (1 day to 96 years) were evaluated, of which 406 were male.