Of 51 patients with a bilaterally normal CCT, 29 (57%) had a good outcome (GOS Score 5). Any delay in CCT was associated with a decreased incidence of good outcome (30%). Unilateral absence of the cortical component of the SSEP was usually associated with a poor outcome (death or severe disability), and bilateral absence was always associated with a poor outcome. The authors conclude that SSEPs correlate well with outcome and that this is not the result of investigator bias.
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