Method for amplifying abnormal pattern signal in observed brain activity of a subject for diagnosis or treatment
First Claim
1. A method for amplifying abnormal pattern signals in observed brain activity of a subject for diagnosis or treatment purposes comprising the steps ofacquiring at least one electrophysiological signal with a sensor from the subject,applying a transform to the at least one electrophysiological signal with a processor to obtain coefficients from the electrophysiological signal in a number of frequency bands,aligning the coefficients to synchronize an abnormal pattern signal in the different frequency bands,combining the aligned coefficients to amplify the abnormal pattern signals indicative of abnormal brain activity, andusing the amplified abnormal pattern signal to diagnose or treat the subject.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a brain dysfunction and seizure detector monitor and system, and a method of detecting brain dysfunction and/or seizure of a subject. The various embodiments of the system of the present invention were developed for the brain activity and preferably EEG monitoring of a single patient or multiple patients. Preferably, the system or monitor of the present invention also includes one or more seizure detection algorithms. The analysis method is specifically optimized to amplify abnormal brain activity and minimize normal background activity. This analysis yields a seizure index whose value is directly related to the current presence of ictal activity in the signal. In addition, a seizure probability index based on historical values of the aforementioned seizure index, is derived for diagnostic purposes. The seizure probability index quantifies the probability that the patient has exhibited abnormal brain activity since the beginning of the recording. The real-time seizure index, and the historical seizure probability index, can be used in the context of an emergency and/or clinical situation to assess the status and well being of a patient'"'"'s brain, or can be used to automatically administer treatment to stop the seizure before clinical signs appear.
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1. A method for amplifying abnormal pattern signals in observed brain activity of a subject for diagnosis or treatment purposes comprising the steps of
acquiring at least one electrophysiological signal with a sensor from the subject, applying a transform to the at least one electrophysiological signal with a processor to obtain coefficients from the electrophysiological signal in a number of frequency bands, aligning the coefficients to synchronize an abnormal pattern signal in the different frequency bands, combining the aligned coefficients to amplify the abnormal pattern signals indicative of abnormal brain activity, and using the amplified abnormal pattern signal to diagnose or treat the subject.
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7. A method for amplifying abnormal pattern signals in observed brain activity of a subject for diagnosis or treatment purposes comprising the steps of
acquiring at least one electrophysiological signal with a sensor from the subject, applying a redundant time-frequency transform to the at least one electrophysiological signal with a processor to obtain coefficients in a number of frequency bands, combining the coefficients to amplify abnormal pattern signals in at least one of the different frequency bands indicative of abnormal brain activity, and using the amplified abnormal pattern signals to diagnose or treat the subject.
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12. A method for amplifying abnormal pattern signals in observed brain activity of a subject for diagnosis or treatment purposes comprising the steps of
acquiring at least one electrophysiological signal with a sensor from the subject, applying a redundant time-frequency transform to the at least one electrophysiological signal with a processor to obtain coefficients in a number of frequency bands, combining said coefficients to amplify abnormal pattern signals in at least one of the different frequency bands indicative of abnormal brain activity, applying a filter or an integrator to the amplified abnormal pattern signal to reduce noise, and using the filtered or integrated amplified abnormal pattern signal to diagnose or treat the subject.
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20. A method for detecting abnormal brain activity or seizure activity of a subject for diagnosis or treatment purposes comprising the steps of
acquiring at least one electrophysiological signal with a sensor from the subject, applying a redundant time-frequency transform to the at least one electrophysiological signal with a processor to obtain coefficients in a number of frequency bands, combining the coefficients to amplify abnormal pattern signals in at least one of the different frequency bands indicative of abnormal brain activity or seizure activity, filtering or integrating the amplified pattern signal to reduce noise, and comparing the filtered or integrated amplified pattern signal to a threshold to trigger an alarm indicative of an abnormal brain activity or seizure being detected that alerts a clinician or other user.
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