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. 2008 Aug;34(3-4):253-66.
doi: 10.1007/s10867-008-9090-3. Epub 2008 Jul 9.

Epilepsy and nonlinear dynamics

Klaus Lehnertz  1
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Epilepsy and nonlinear dynamics

Klaus Lehnertz. J Biol Phys. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

This overview summarizes findings obtained from analyzing electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings from epilepsy patients with methods from the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems. The last two decades have shown that nonlinear time series analysis techniques allow an improved characterization of epileptic brain states and help to gain deeper insights into the spatial and temporal dynamics of the epileptic process. Nonlinear EEG analyses can help to improve the evaluation of patients prior to neurosurgery, and with an unequivocal identification of precursors of seizures, they can be of great value in the development of seizure warning and prevention techniques.

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