Title :
Movement quantification during epileptic seizures: a new technical contribution to the evaluation of seizure semiology
Author :
Cunha, J. P Silva ; Vollmar, C. ; Li, Z. ; Fernandes, J. ; Feddersen, B. ; Noachta, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Aveiro Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
In epilepsy, seizure semiology analysis is routinely used for diagnostic purpose. The behavior of the patient during seizures is usually evaluated by expert qualitative observation where several signs are identified. In the clinical literature, several ictal phenomena are described but still involved in controversy. In this paper, we present our effort to establish a quantified movement analysis method to be widely used as an additional tool to clarify this controversy.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; biomechanics; biomedical optical imaging; electroencephalography; image motion analysis; patient monitoring; epileptic seizures; ictal phenomena; quantified movement analysis; seizure semiology; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Epilepsy; Inspection; Nervous system; Patient monitoring; Solid modeling; Temporal lobe; Video equipment;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279851
