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Correlation-dimension and autocorrelation fluctuations in epileptic seizure dynamics
Ying-Cheng Lai1, Ivan Osorio, Mary Ann F Harrison
1Department of Mathematics, Center for Systems Science and Engineering Research, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA.
Abstract:
We focus on an anomalous scaling region in correlation integral [C(epsilon)] analysis of electrocorticogram in epilepsy patients. We find that epileptic seizures typically are accompanied by wide fluctuations in the slope of this scaling region. An explanation, based on analyzing the interplay between the autocorrelation and C(epsilon), is provided for these fluctuations. This anomalous slope appears to be a sensitive measure for tracking (but not predicting) seizures.