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Miniaturized wireless ECG monitor for real-time detection of epileptic seizures

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Martien Van Bussel,

Julien PendersAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS), Volume 12, Issue 4

Article No.: 102, Pages 1 - 21

https://doi.org/10.1145/2485984.2485990

Published: 03 July 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Recent advances in miniaturization of ultra-low power components allow for more intelligent wearable health monitors. The development and evaluation of a wireless wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor to detect epileptic seizures from changes in the cardiac rhythm is described. The ECG data are analyzed by embedded algorithms: a robust beat-detection algorithm combined with a real-time epileptic seizure detector. In its current implementation, the proposed prototype is 52× 36× 15mm³, and has an autonomy of one day. Based on data collected on the first three epilepsy patients, preliminary clinical results are provided. Wireless, miniaturized and comfortable, this prototype opens new perspectives for health monitoring.

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ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems Volume 12, Issue 4

Special Section on Wireless Health Systems, On-Chip and Off-Chip Network Architectures

June 2013

288 pages

ISSN:1539-9087

EISSN:1558-3465

DOI:10.1145/2485984

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Published: 03 July 2013

Accepted: 01 September 2011

Revised: 01 June 2011

Received: 01 November 2010

Published in TECS Volume 12, Issue 4

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