Essays about: "seizure reduction"

Found 3 essays containing the words seizure reduction.

  1. 1. Unsupervised Detection of Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in Routine Scalp EEG : Machine Learning Assisted Epilepsy Diagnosis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen Vi3

    Author : Shuai Shao; [2023]
    Keywords : EEG; electroencephalography; IED; interictal epileptiform discharges; spike detection; epilepsy; unsupervised; Fourier transform; STFT; short-time Fourier transform; CWT; continuous wavelet transform; DWT; discrete wavelet transform; ML; machine learning; ANN; artificial neural network; CNN; convolutional neural network; autoencoder; HMM; hidden Markov model; ECS; Euclidean distance of cumulative spectrum;

    Abstract : Epilepsy affects more than 50 million people and is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders and has a high impact on the quality of life of those suffering from it. However, 70% of epilepsy patients can live seizure free with proper diagnosis and treatment. Patients are evaluated using scalp EEG recordings which is cheap and non-invasive. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stress and Seizures : Behavioural Stress-Reduction Interventions’ Efficiency in Lowering Seizure Frequency

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Mathias Larsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Epilepsy; epileptics; people with epilepsy; PWE; stress-reduction; stress-control; stress-regulation; stress management; seizure frequency; seizure reduction; systematic review;

    Abstract : Epilepsy is the most common, chronic, serious neurological disease in the world, with an estimated 65 million people affected worldwide. Recent studies on people diagnosed with epilepsy suggest that stress might trigger epileptic seizures. READ MORE

  4. 3. Alternativ och komplement till medicinsk behandling av epilepsi hos hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sofia Wulcan; [2014]
    Keywords : anfall; epilepsi; alternativ behandling; komplement; hund; seizures; alternative treatment; complements; dog;

    Abstract : Epilepsi är ett tillstånd med återkommande oprovocerade krampanfall under en längre tid, och är den vanligaste förekommande neurologiska sjukdomen hos hund. Krampanfall uppstår då det blir en obalans mellan de excitatoriska och de inhibitoriska signalerna i hjärnan vilket leder till en okontrollerad urladdning av neuron. READ MORE