Automated Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Human Scalp Electroencephalogram

Krit Charupanit, Michael D. Nunez, Danilo Bernardo, Martina Bebin, Darcy A. Krueger, Hope Northrup, Mustafa Sahin, Joyce Y. Wu, Beth A. Lopour

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Abstract

High frequency oscillations (HFOs) > 80 Hz are a promising biomarker of epileptic tissue. Recent evidence has shown that spontaneous HFOs can be recorded from the scalp, but detection of these electrographic events remains a challenge. Here, we modified a simple automatic detector, used originally for intracranial EEG (iEEG) recordings, to detect ripples and fast ripples in scalp EEG. We analyzed scalp EEG recordings of seven subjects and validated our detector and artifact rejection algorithm via visual review. Of the candidate events marked by the detector, 40% and 60% were confirmed to be ripples and fast ripples, respectively, by human visual review, making this algorithm suitable for supervised detection. Detected HFOs occurred at a rate of <1/min in most channels, and the average duration was 47 and 24 ms for ripples and fast ripples, respectively. The simplicity of the algorithm, with only a single parameter, enables the consistent application of automatic detection across recording modalities, and it could therefore be a tool for the assessment and localization of epileptic activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3116-3119
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538636466
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 2018
Event40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jul 18 2018Jul 21 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume2018-July
ISSN (Print)1557-170X

Other

Other40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period7/18/187/21/18

Funding

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders And Stroke of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U01NS082320. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. We are sincerely indebted to the generosity of the families and patients in TSC clinics across the United States who contributed their time and effort to this study. We would like to thank the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance for their continued support in TSC research. We also thank Tian Lan for starting this study.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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