The primary objective of HOPE is to improve the accuracy of outcome prediction in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest by bringing under close scrutiny some of the existing methods used for this purpose (e.g. somato-sensory evoked potentials). HOPE is the first multicenter prospective cohort study on coma prognosis to control for the effect of a possible self-fulfilling prophecy at the ICU and to cover the acute and neurorehabilitation phases with a long-term follow-up longer than the usual three or six months.
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Current level of consciousness as measured by the revised version of the Coma Recovery Scale (CRS-R)
Timeframe: There are 6 CRS-R data entry points distributed within a 12-month period, namely, 2 time points at the ICU, 3 time points during neurorehabilitation and 1 time point at the patient's residence 12 months after day 0.