Injury Detection for Central Nervous System via EEG with Higher Order Crossing-based Methods

Abstract:

Higher order crossing (HOC) is a powerful tool for time series analysis. Two HOC-based EEG analysis methods are developed for brain injury detection and quantification. The first method explores EEG spectrum characteristics via an estimate of the dominant frequency of a pre-processed EEG signal. The second method is based on the norm of the AHOC, an HOC obtained from the -filter prefiltered EEG signal. Both methods are shown to be effective in detecting hypoxic/asphyxic injuries as well as assessing the severity of the injury.

Keywords:

EEG - Brain Injury Detection - Higher Order Crossings - Hypoxia

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