Time- and frequency-resolved covariance analysis for detection and characterization of seizures from intracraneal EEG recordings

The amount of power in different frequency bands of the electroencephalogram (EEG) carries information about the behavioral state of a subject. Hence, neurologists treating epileptic patients monitor the temporal evolution of the different bands. We propose a covariance-based method to detect and characterize epileptic seizures operating on the band-filtered EEG signal. The algorithm is unsupervised and performs a principal component analysis of intra-cranial EEG recordings, detecting transient fluctuations of the power in each frequency band. Its simplicity makes it suitable for online implementation. Good sampling of the non-ictal periods is required, while no demands are imposed on the amount of data during ictal activity. We tested the method with 32 seizures registered in 5 patients. The area below the resulting receiver-operating characteristic curves was 87% for the detection of seizures and 91% for the detection of recruited electrodes. To identify the behaviorally relevant correlates of the physiological signal, we identified transient changes in the variance of each band that were correlated with the degree of loss of consciousness, the latter assessed by the so-called Consciousness Seizure Scale, summarizing the performance of the subject in a number of behavioral tests requested during seizures. We concluded that those crisis with maximal impairment of consciousness tended to exhibit an increase in variance approximately 40 s after seizure onset, with predominant power in the theta and alpha bands and reduced delta and beta activity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

Enthalten in:

Biological cybernetics - 114(2020), 4-5 vom: 13. Okt., Seite 461-471

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maidana Capitán, Melisa [VerfasserIn]
Cámpora, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Sigvard, Claudio Sebastián [VerfasserIn]
Kochen, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Samengo, Inés [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Consciousness
EEG
Epilepsy
Journal Article
Principal component analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 25.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00422-020-00840-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312333889