Automatic detection of childhood absence epilepsy seizures : toward a monitoring device

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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.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

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2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Pediatric neurology - 46(2012), 5 vom: 20. Mai, Seite 287-92

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duun-Henriksen, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Madsen, Rasmus E [VerfasserIn]
Remvig, Line S [VerfasserIn]
Thomsen, Carsten E [VerfasserIn]
Sorensen, Helge B D [VerfasserIn]
Kjaer, Troels W [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 27.08.2012

Date Revised 23.04.2012

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.02.018

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NLM217166563