EEG findings from the seven children who died
| Age (mth) | 21 | 50 | 32 | 132 | 31 | 35 | 27 | |||
| Any status epilepticus3-150 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Number of seizures after admission | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Background EEG activity | 2 Hz | 0.5–2 Hz | 3–7 Hz | 0.5–3 Hz | 0.5–2 Hz | 2–6 Hz | Burst suppression | |||
| Unreactive, low amplitude | End stage electrographic status | Widespread slowing to 1 Hz with opisthotonus | Low amplitude | Episodic low amplitude events | ||||||
| Localisation of ictal or interictal discharges | None | Continous ictal discharges L hemisphere | None | None | None | None | None | |||
| Time of death (hours from admission) | 15 | 4 | 25 | 63 | 8 | 11 | 16 | |||
| Mode of death | Cardiorespiratory arrest | Cardiorespiratory arrest | Respiratory arrest | Respiratory arrest | Respiratory arrest | Respiratory arrest | Respiratory arrest | |||
↵3-150 Clinical seizure reported (before admission) or observed (after admission) to last for 30 minutes or more.