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Abstract

Grant Number: 1R43NS040561-01A1
PI Name: PAL, IVAN
PI Email: ivanpal@blsc.com
PI Title: DIRECTOR
Project Title: EXPERT SYSTEM FOR AROUSAL SCORING DURING SLEEP

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An expert software system is proposed that will analyze digital polysomnographic data and identify EEG arousals based on standard criteria (ASDA report: EEG Arousals: Scoring Rules and Examples, Sleep, 1992). The algorithm logic closely follows the scoring rules so that information from intermediate steps leading up to the fmal decision will be made available to the operator. Phase I research will test three innovative techniques for marking abrupt changes of EEG frequency corresponding to arousal: techniques based on spectrogram, "Time Frequency Distribution", and "Instantaneous frequency". Optimal criteria will be established for discrimination of polysomnogram sections with and without arousal. A database of sixteen manually scored full night sleep records will be established with at least 1200 arousal events. Six records will be used as training set for algorithm development and optimization, and ten records as an independent test set for the assessment of algorithm performance. An effective software tool will be developed by this project for the sleep lab to assess sleep fragmentation.

Thesaurus Terms:
arousal, computer program /software, computer system design /evaluation, polysomnography, sleep
brain electrical activity, electroencephalography, limb movement, measurement, wakefulness
clinical research, human subject

Institution: BIO-LOGIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
1 BIO-LOGIC PLZ
MUNDELEIN, IL 60060
Fiscal Year: 2002
Department:
Project Start: 20-SEP-2002
Project End: 30-JUN-2003
ICD: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE
IRG: ZRG1


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