A micropower support vector machine based seizure detection architecture embedded medical devices

Implantable neurostimulators for the treatment of epilepsy that are capable of sensing seizures can enable novel therapeutic applications. However, detecting seizures is challenging due to significant intracranial EEG signal variability across patients. In this paper, we illustrate how a machine-lea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Denison, Timothy, Panken, Eric, Carlson, Dave, Shoeb, Ali H.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54725
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Summary:Implantable neurostimulators for the treatment of epilepsy that are capable of sensing seizures can enable novel therapeutic applications. However, detecting seizures is challenging due to significant intracranial EEG signal variability across patients. In this paper, we illustrate how a machine-learning based, patient-specific seizure detector provides better performance and lower power consumption than a patient non-specific detector using the same seizure library. The machine-learning based architecture was fully implemented in the micropower domain, demonstrating feasibility for an embedded detector in implantable systems.