Journal article
Seizure Prediction: Science Fiction or Soon to Become Reality?
DR Freestone, PJ Karoly, ADH Peterson, L Kuhlmann, A Lai, F Goodarzy, MJ Cook
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | SPRINGER | Published : 2015
Abstract
This review highlights recent developments in the field of epileptic seizure prediction. We argue that seizure prediction is possible; however, most previous attempts have used data with an insufficient amount of information to solve the problem. The review discusses four methods for gaining more information above standard clinical electrophysiological recordings. We first discuss developments in obtaining long-term data that enables better characterisation of signal features and trends. Then, we discuss the usage of electrical stimulation to probe neural circuits to obtain robust information regarding excitability. Following this, we present a review of developments in high-resolution micro..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the support from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant (APP1065638). Dr Freestone acknowledges the support of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission and would also like to thank Professor Liam Paninski for his support. The authors would also like to thank Associate Professor Bruce Gluckmann for insightful discussions and pointing out that sometimes you have to look backward to go forward.