A new approach for diagnosing epilepsy by using wavelet transform and neural networks

Today, epilepsy keeps its importance as a major brain disorder. However, although some devices such as magnetic resonance (MR), brain tomography (BT) are used to diagnose the structural disorders of brain, for observing some special illnesses especially such as epilepsy, EEG is routinely used for ob...

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Main Authors: Akin, M., Arserim, M.A., Kiymik, M.K., Turkoglu, I.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial neural networks
Biological neural networks
Brain modeling
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy
Magnetic resonance
Nervous system
Neural networks
Tomography
Wavelet transforms
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Summary:Today, epilepsy keeps its importance as a major brain disorder. However, although some devices such as magnetic resonance (MR), brain tomography (BT) are used to diagnose the structural disorders of brain, for observing some special illnesses especially such as epilepsy, EEG is routinely used for observing the epileptic seizures, in neurology clinics. In our study, we aimed to classify the EEG signals and diagnose the epileptic seizures directly by using wavelet transform and an artificial neural network model. EEG signals are separated into /spl delta/, /spl theta/, /spl alpha/, and /spl beta/ spectral components by using wavelet transform. These spectral components are applied to the inputs of the neural network. Then, neural network is trained to give three outputs to signify the health situation of the patients.
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1020517