The Use of Automated System for EEG Analysis and Feedback Cerebral Stimulation to Stop Epileptiform Activity in WAG/Rij Rats

摘要

Original software program is described, which revealed EEG activity characteristic of the onset of epileptic seizure and turned on electrical stimulation of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in WAG/Rij rats with congenital absence epilepsy. The program reliably detected the onset of seizure and automatically stopped it with a high-frequency train of electrical impulses (100-150 Hz). Thus, a feedback system of deep brain stimulation has been developed to stop early manifestations of absence epileptiform seizures. The study can be a base to develop an implanted apparatus to automatically analyze EEG and stimulate the brain to stop the epileptic seizures.