Detection of Epileptic Seizures Using Wavelet Transform, Peak Extraction and PSR from EEG Signals

Abstract

In this study, techniques were proposed for the detection of epileptic seizures from electroencephalogram (EEG) signals using the wavelet transform (WT), peak extraction and phase–space reconstruction (PSR) based Euclidean distances. In the first step, the wavelet coefficients were extracted after eliminating the noise from the EEG signals using a WT, which is a widely used signal processing technique. In the second step, the peaks were extracted from the wavelet coefficients. In the third step, the continuous peaks that were extracted were mapped to 3D coordinates using PSR. In the fourth step, the Euclidean distances between the mapped 3D coordinates and the origin were obtained. The features of the Euclidean distances obtained were extracted using statistical techniques. The final features extracted were used as inputs to the neural network with weighted fuzzy membership (NEWFM). NEWFM contains the bounded sum of weighted fuzzy memberships (BSWFMs) that can reveal the differences in the graphic characteristics between normal EEG signals and epileptic-seizure EEG signals. The BSWFMs can easily be embedded in a portable device to detect epileptic seizures from EEG signals in real life.