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Automatic classification of penicillin-induced epileptic EEG spikes

Jukka Kortelainen1, Minna Silfverhuth, Kalervo Suominen

  • 1Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, BOX 4500, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland. jukka.kortelainen@ee.edu.fi

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
|November 25, 2010
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This study introduces an automated method using iterative K-means clustering to classify interictal epileptic spikes in penicillin-induced focal epilepsy models. This technique objectively analyzes spike patterns and their temporal evolution, aiding epilepsy research.

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