Automatic seizure detection based on the combination of newborn multi-channel EEG and HRV information Advances in Nonstationary Electrophysiological Signal Analysis and Processing

Mostefa Mesbah*, Malarvili Balakrishnan, Paul B. Colditz, Boualem Boashash

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Abstract

This article proposes a new method for newborn seizure detection that uses information extracted from both multi-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) and a single channel electrocardiogram (ECG). The aim of the study is to assess whether additional information extracted from ECG can improve the performance of seizure detectors based solely on EEG. Two different approaches were used to combine this extracted information. The first approach, known as feature fusion, involves combining features extracted from EEG and heart rate variability (HRV) into a single feature vector prior to feeding it to a classifier. The second approach, called classifier or decision fusion, is achieved by combining the independent decisions of the EEG and the HRV-based classifiers. Tested on recordings obtained from eight newborns with identified EEG seizures, the proposed neonatal seizure detection algorithms achieved 95.20% sensitivity and 88.60% specificity for the feature fusion case and 95.20% sensitivity and 94.30% specificity for the classifier fusion case. These results are considerably better than those involving classifiers using EEG only (80.90%, 86.50%) or HRV only (85.70%, 84.60%).

Original languageEnglish
Article number215
JournalEurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing
Volume2012
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Classifier combination
  • EEG
  • Features fusion
  • Heart rate variability
  • IF
  • MBD
  • Newborn seizure
  • Seizure detection
  • TFD
  • Time-frequency representation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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