A multi-frame network model for predicting seizure based on sEEG and iEEG data

Analysis and prediction of seizures by processing the EEG signals could assist doctors in accurate diagnosis and improve the quality of the patient's life with epilepsy. Nowadays, seizure prediction models based on deep learning have become one of the most popular topics in seizure studies, and many models have been presented. However, the prediction results are strongly related to the various complicated pre-processing strategies of models, and cannot be directly applied to raw data in real-time applications. Moreover, due to the inherent deficiencies in single-frame models and the non-stationary nature of EEG signals, the generalization ability of the existing model frameworks is generally poor.

Therefore, we proposed an end-to-end seizure prediction model in this paper, where we designed a multi-frame network for automatic feature extraction and classification. Instance and sequence-based frames are proposed in our approach, which can help us simultaneously extract features of different modes for further classification. Moreover, complicated pre-processing steps are not included in our model, and the novel frames can be directly applied to the raw data. It should be noted that the approaches proposed in the paper can be easily used as the general model which has been validated and compared with existing model frames.

The experimental results showed that the multi-frame network proposed in this paper was superior to the existing model frame in accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, F1-score, and AUC in the classification performance of EEG signals.

Our results provided a new research idea for this field. Researchers can further integrate the idea of the multi-frame network into the state-of-the-art single-frame seizure prediction models and then achieve better results.