Brain electrical activity topographical mapping
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1. An apparatus for displaying a topographical map of brain electrical acitivity of a patient, comprising:
- sensor means disposed on a patient'"'"'s head for providing changeable amplitude sign input activity signals responsive to said brain electrical activity;
processing means responsive to said changeable amplitude sign input activity signals for providing an amplified and digitized form of said input activity signals;
means for providing a video output responsive to said amplified and digitized input activity signals, said video output incluidng a set of interpolated input activity signals for positions between the locations of said sensor means with said positions including selected locations along at least two interpolated lines generated between adjacent pairs of lines formed by connecting the locations of said sensor means and at least two of said interpolated lines between each said adjacent pairs of lines being generated from distinguishable appropriate combinations of said input activity signals, said interpolated input activity signals generated line--by--line and displayed while a next successive adjacent line for display is being generated; and
means for displaying said topographical map of said brain electrical activity responsive to said video output.
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring and operating on brain input activity signals to provide topographical maps characteristic of patient brain activity. The apparatus senses the brain input activity signals and processes the signals to provide detailed information on patient brain activity. Complete topographical maps of the patient brain are activity constructed by a line-by-line interpolation method. A color coded scale adjacent the topographical map is utilized to provide additional information on patient brain activity. The user has a number of options available to select various information for display and analysis.
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1. An apparatus for displaying a topographical map of brain electrical acitivity of a patient, comprising:
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sensor means disposed on a patient'"'"'s head for providing changeable amplitude sign input activity signals responsive to said brain electrical activity; processing means responsive to said changeable amplitude sign input activity signals for providing an amplified and digitized form of said input activity signals; means for providing a video output responsive to said amplified and digitized input activity signals, said video output incluidng a set of interpolated input activity signals for positions between the locations of said sensor means with said positions including selected locations along at least two interpolated lines generated between adjacent pairs of lines formed by connecting the locations of said sensor means and at least two of said interpolated lines between each said adjacent pairs of lines being generated from distinguishable appropriate combinations of said input activity signals, said interpolated input activity signals generated line--by--line and displayed while a next successive adjacent line for display is being generated; and means for displaying said topographical map of said brain electrical activity responsive to said video output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for displaying a topographical map of brain electrical activity sensed by a plurality of electrode sensors disposed on a patient'"'"'s head, wherein said electrode sensors provide an associated plurality of input activity signals, said apparatus comprising:
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processing means for providing an amplified and digitized form of said plurality of input activity signals; computer means for providing a video output responsive to said plurality of amplified and digitized input activity signals, said video output including a set of interpolated input activity signals for positions between the locations of said electrode sensors with said positions including selected locations along at least two interpolated lines generated between adjacent pairs of lines formed by connecting the locations of said electrode sensors and at least two of said interpolated lines between each said adjacent pairs of lines being generated from distinguishable appropriate combinations of said input activity signals; means for displaying said topographical maps of said brain electrical activity responsive to said video output; and color code means for displaying near each of said topographical maps a predetermined set of colors displayable on an associated one of said topographical maps, each of said colors representing an associated fixed relative value within a selected closed data set of said input activity signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of topographical maps of brain electrical activity sensed by a plurality of electrode sensors disposed on a patient'"'"'s head, wherein said sensors provide an associated plurality of changeable amplitude sign input activity signals responsive to said brain electrical activity, said apparatus comprising:
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processing means connected to be responsive to said changeable amplitude sign input activity signal for providing an amplified and digitized form of said input activity signals; means for providing a video output responsive to said amplified and digitized input activity signals, said video output including a set of interpolated input activity signals for positions between the locations of said plurality of sensors with said positions including selected locations along at least two interpolated lines generated between adjacent pairs of lines formed by connecting the locations of said sensors and at least two of said interpolated lines between each said adjacent pairs of lines being generated from distinguishable appropriate combinations of said input activity signals and said interpolated input activity signals are generated and displayed line--by--line while a next successive adjacent line for display is being generated by said means for providing a video output; and means for displaying simultaneously a display of a plurality of said topographical maps of said brain electrical activity responsive to said video output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for displaying topographical maps of brain electrical activity of a patient'"'"'s head comprising:
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a plurality of electrode sensors disposed on said patient'"'"'s head, said sensors providing an associated plurality of changeable amplitude sign input activity signals in response to said brain electrical activity; processing means connected to be responsive to said input activity signals for providing an amplified and digitized form of said changeable amplitude sign input activity signals; means for providing a video output responsive to said plurality of amplified and digitized input activity signals, said video output including a set of interpolated input activity signals for positions between the locations of said plurality of sensors with said positions including selected locations along at least two interpolated lines generated between adjacent pairs of lines formed by connecting the locations of said sensors and at least two of said interpolated lines between each said adjacent pairs of lines being generated from distinguishable appropriate combinations of said input activity signals; input means for supplying an input signal responsive to a user input, said input means controlling the information characterized by said video output; and means for displaying said topographical maps of said brain electrical activity responsive to said video output, said display means including display processing means having a display memory which can be updated for display of user selected lines of said topographical maps responsive to said input activity signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for displaying a topographical map of EEG brain electrical activity in a plurality of frequency bands of a patient, comprising:
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a plurality of electrode sensors disposed on a patient'"'"'s head for measuring EEG input activity signals at each of said plurality of electrode sensors; processing means connected to be responsive to said input activity signals for providing an amplified and digitized form of said input activity signals; means for sampling said amplified and digitized form of said EEG inout activity signals at predetermined intervals responsive to said amplified and digitized form of said input activity signals to provide sampled forms of said EEG input activity signals; means for performing a Fourier transform of said sampled forms of EEG input activity signals responsive thereto to provide a frequency band energy output characteristic of the energy in each of said plurality of frequency bands; computer means responsive to said frequency band energy output for generating a set of interpolated frequency band energy output signals for positions between the locations of said plurality of sensors, said output signals generated for said positions including selected locations along at least two interpolated lines generated between adjacent pairs of lines formed by connecting the locations of said sensors and at least two of said interpolated lines between each said adjacent pairs of lines being generated from distinguishable appropriate combinations of said input activity signals; and display means for displaying said topographical map responsive to said frequency band energy output signals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for displaying a topographical map of brain electrical activity sensed by a plurality of electrode sensors disposed on a patient'"'"'s head, wherein said electrode sensors provide an associated plurality of input activity signals, said apparatus comprising:
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processing means for providing an amplified and digitized form of said plurality of input activity signals; computer means for providing a video output responsive to said plurality of amplified and digitized input activity signals; means for displaying said topographical maps of said brain electrical activity responsive to said video output; and input means for supplying an input signal responsive to a user input and indicator means connected to be responsive to said input signal for actuating selected software programs to control said video output on said means for displaying, said indicator means able to select a line on said topographical map and actuate said computer means to display amplitudes of said input activity signals along said line.
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