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EEG Signal Processing: Applying Deep Learning Methods to Identify and Classify Epilepsy Episodes

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Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by a deviation from the normal electrical activity of the brain leading to seizures caused by nerve impulses discharge. It is currently considered the fourth global neurological problem, being overcome only by diseases such as strokes. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, nearly 50 million people suffer from epilepsy, with approximately 2.4 million patients annually diagnosed. It is worth mentioning that the elderly and children are the most exposed categories, but if the situation is considered, one of 26 people is likely to develop this condition at a point in life.

Through three gates, the network can also be used for larger data sequences. Moreover, given that the EEG signals are significantly more dynamic and not linear, an LSTM-based approach has, by definition, an advantage given by the ability to isolate different characteristics of brain activity. In the United States, for example, this condition can be found at 48 people out of 100,000.

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This paper has been supported in part by UEFISCDI Romania through projects ESTABLISH, PAPUD and WINS@HI, and funded in part by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 777996 (SealedGRID project) and No. 787002 (SAFECARE project).

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Suciu, G., Dițu, MC. (2019). EEG Signal Processing: Applying Deep Learning Methods to Identify and Classify Epilepsy Episodes. In: Poulkov, V. (eds) Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures. FABULOUS 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 283. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23976-3_6

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