Validation of an automated seizure detection algorithm for term neonates
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2015-05-09
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Mathieson, Sean R.
Stevenson, Nathan J.
Low, Evonne
Marnane, William P.
Rennie, Janet M.
Temko, Andriy
Lightbody, Gordon
Boylan, Geraldine B.
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Elsevier
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Objective: The objective of this study was to validate the performance of a seizure detection algorithm (SDA) developed by our group, on previously unseen, prolonged, unedited EEG recordings from 70 babies from 2 centres. Methods: EEGs of 70 babies (35 seizure, 35 non-seizure) were annotated for seizures by experts as the gold standard. The SDA was tested on the EEGs at a range of sensitivity settings. Annotations from the expert and SDA were compared using event and epoch based metrics. The effect of seizure duration on SDA performance was also analysed. Results: Between sensitivity settings of 0.5 and 0.3, the algorithm achieved seizure detection rates of 52.6–75.0%, with false detection (FD) rates of 0.04–0.36 FD/h for event based analysis, which was deemed to be acceptable in a clinical environment. Time based comparison of expert and SDA annotations using Cohen’s Kappa Index revealed a best performing SDA threshold of 0.4 (Kappa 0.630). The SDA showed improved detection performance with longer seizures. Conclusion: The SDA achieved promising performance and warrants further testing in a live clinical evaluation. Significance: The SDA has the potential to improve seizure detection and provide a robust tool for comparing treatment regimens.
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Neonatal seizures , Automated seizure detection , Neonatal EEG , Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy , Neonatal neurology
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Mathieson, S. R., Stevenson, N. J., Low, E., Marnane, W. P., Rennie, J. M., Temko, A., Lightbody, G. and Boylan, G. B. (2016), 'Validation of an automated seizure detection algorithm for term neonates', Clinical Neurophysiology, 127(1), pp. 156-168. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.04.075