Assessment of the depth of anesthesia based on symbolic dynamics of the EEG

Nadine Tupaika*, Montserrat Vallverdu, Mathieu Jospin, Erik W. Jensen, Michel M.R.F. Struys, Hugo E.M. Vereecke, Andreas Voss, Pere Caminal

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    Abstract

    Methodologies based on symbolic dynamics have successfully demonstrated to reflect the nonlinear behavior of biological signals. In the present study, symbolic dynamics was applied to the electroencephalogram (EEG) in order to describe the level of depth of anesthesia. The EEG was transformed to symbol sequences. Words of three symbols were built from this symbolic series. The results obtained from the EEGs of 36 patients undergoing anesthesia showed that the probabilities of the word types were able to reflect the depth of anesthesia in a similar way to the auditory evoked potential index AAI, a commercial index.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages5971-5974
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9781424441235
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    Event2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Duration: 31-Aug-20104-Sept-2010

    Publication series

    Name2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

    Conference

    Conference2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
    Country/TerritoryArgentina
    CityBuenos Aires
    Period31/08/201004/09/2010

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