To the Editor Rossetti et al1 report findings of a trial of continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) monitoring vs repeat-spot electroencephalography (rEEG) in patients with critical illness, suggesting that cEEG does not improve the outcome (mortality at 6 months) compared with rEEG. While we congratulate the authors on this trial, the delayed manner in which cEEG recording and review was carried out, the lack of any prespecified intervention, and the infrequent changes in treatment that resulted limit any conclusions on the potential effects of cEEG on the outcome.