The Epileptic Driver

The epileptic automobile driver in Ohio.

Managing Epileptic Seizures by Controlling the Brain Driver Nodes: A Complex Network View

The brain is a complex biological organization. In its hierarchy, different components, from neurons to functional cognitive circuits are interacting with each other. As a result of cooperation between neurons in the lower levels of this hierarchy, high level cognitive functions emerge (Stam and Reijneveld, 2007). In order to uncover the complexity of these higher functions, understanding the i...

Road Departure Avoidance System Based on the Driver Decision Estimator

In this paper a robust road departure avoidance system based on a closed-loop driver decision estimator (DDE) is presented. The main idea is that of incorporating the driver intent in the control of the vehicle. The driver decision estimator computes the vehicle look ahead lateral position based on the driver input and uses this position to establish the risk of road departure. To induce a risk...

Identifying the Epileptic Network

often considered the prototypical generalized seizure, is actually a fast-spreading localized event. In a similar vein, Leite et al. (2) propose a novel method for linkage of EEG and fMRI signals in network analysis by describing in their report a “transfer function” between these divergent measures. They perform independent component analysis of EEG and extract metrics that express models of E...

The Problem Epileptic

In the field of Community Care the problems presented by epileptic patients tend to assume proportions unjustified by the actual numbers of patients dealt with. It is certainly true that perhaps the majority of epileptics manage to come to terms with their disability, establishing a routine of life for themselves and settling in permanent employment, sometimes of a highly responsible nature. Th...