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Seizure Prediction with Machine Learning using Real and Simulated Electrocorticography Data
Chemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
  • Louis R. Nemzer, Nova Southeastern University
  • Robert Worth, Indiana University
  • Gary D. Cravens, Nova Southeastern University
  • Victor Castro, Nova Southeastern University
  • Andon Placzek, Nova Southeastern University
  • Kristina Bolt, Nova Southeastern University
Event Name/Location
American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, March 4-8, 2019
Presentation Date
3-6-2019
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Description

Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder, affecting approximately one percent of people worldwide. Patients with symptoms not well controlled with medication often suffer significantly reduced quality of life due to the unpredictable nature of seizures, which are periods of pathological synchronization of neural activity in the brain. Using a surgically-implanted intracranial electrode grid, electrocorticography (ECoG) provides better spatial and temporal resolution of brain electrical activity, compared with conventional scalp electroencephalography (EEG). We combine this patient data with simulated output from a full Hodgkin-Huxley calculation using in silico neurons connected with a small-world network topology. Supervised Machine Learning, a set of powerful and flexible artificial intelligence techniques that allow computers to classify complex data without the need for explicit programming, along with topological data analysis methods, are employed with a goal of developing an algorithm that can be used for the real-time clinical prediction of seizure risk.

Additional Comments

Nova Southeastern University President's Faculty Research and Development grant #: 335472

Citation Information
Louis R. Nemzer, Robert Worth, Gary D. Cravens, Victor Castro, et al.. "Seizure Prediction with Machine Learning using Real and Simulated Electrocorticography Data" (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lnemzer/44/