Journal article
Automatic Detection of Childhood Absence Epilepsy Seizures: Toward a Monitoring Device
Automatic detections of paroxysms in patients with childhood absence epilepsy have been neglected for several years. We acquire reliable detections using only a single-channel brainwave monitor, allowing for unobtrusive monitoring of antiepileptic drug effects. Ultimately we seek to obtain optimal long-term prognoses, balancing antiepileptic effects and side effects.
The electroencephalographic appearance of paroxysms in childhood absence epilepsy is fairly homogeneous, making it feasible to develop patient-independent automatic detection. We implemented a state-of-the-art algorithm to investigate the performance of paroxysm detection. Using only a single scalp electroencephalogram channel from 20 patients with a total of 125 paroxysms >2 seconds, 97.2% of paroxysms could be detected with no false detections.
This result leads us to recommend further investigations of tiny, one-channel electroencephalogram systems in an ambulatory setting.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 287-292 |
ISSN: | 18735150 and 08878994 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.02.018 |
ORCIDs: | Sørensen, Helge Bjarup Dissing |