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Analysis of epileptogenic tissue response to intracranial electrical stimulation
Formánková, Zuzana ; Klimeš, Petr (referee) ; Cimbálník, Jan (advisor)
This work deals with the methods of intracranial electrical stimulation and their usage in the localization of epileptogenic tissue. The aim of the thesis is to assess, with help of the proposed markers, the reaction of pathological tissue on the electrical stimulation. Among the suitable markers high-frequency oscillations were classified, interictal spikes, changes in the connectivity, and the signal power within the frequency zones. The markers were detected on the iEEG records taken at the Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny in Brno. A software in the Python language has been designed for the purpose of analysis and detection; the software uses the detection algorithms of the EPYCOM library. In the final part of the thesis, the occurrence of the markers was analyzed in terms of dependency on the electrical stimulation. The influence of the electrical stimulation on the iEEG records of patients with epilepsy has been proved.
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Establishing Mutual Links among Brain Structures
Klimeš, Petr ; Hlinka,, Jaroslav (referee) ; Krajča,, Vladimír (referee) ; Halámek, Josef (advisor)
The Human brain consists of mutually connected neuronal populations that build anatomically and functionally separated structures. To understand human brain activity and connectivity, it is crucial to describe how these structures are connected and how information is spread. Commonly used methods often work with data from scalp EEG, with a limited number of contacts, and are incapable of observing dynamic changes during cognitive processes or different behavioural states. In addition, connectivity studies almost never analyse pathological parts of the brain, which can have a crucial impact on pathology research and treatment. The aim of this work is connectivity analysis and its evolution in time during cognitive tasks using data from intracranial EEG. Physiological processes in cognitive stimulation and the local connectivity of pathology in the epileptic brain during wake and sleep were analysed. The results provide new insight into human brain physiology research. This was achieved by an innovative approach which combines connectivity methods with EEG spectral power calculation. The second part of this work focuses on seizure onset zone (SOZ) connectivity in the epileptic brain. The results describe the functional isolation of the SOZ from the surrounding tissue, which may contribute to clinical research and epilepsy treatment.
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Reference signals in intracranial EEG: implementation and analysis
Uher, Daniel ; Hejč, Jakub (referee) ; Ronzhina, Marina (advisor)
The idea of a artifact-free brain activity recording has been circling around the scientific world for a few decades. Parasitic phenomenons and unwanted components may significatntly complicate the analysis of intracranial electroencephalographic (iEEG) recordings. However, with the rise of modern technology, new methods for precise removal of noise artifacts started to emerge. Here we use the concept of virtual reference signals for the elimination of such unwanted components. In this work, the algorithms for reference signal estimation using common average based method as well as more recent methods based on independent component analysis (ICA) were realized and evaluated on a variety of iEEG data. It was found that the ICA-based algorithms allow obtaining more accurate estimation of the reference signal as compared to the average-based one. Finally, all the methods were implemented into a open-source Python package đť‘źđť‘’đť‘“đť‘ đť‘–đť‘”, which is publicly available, easy to install and ready to use.
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Real-Time Processing of Intracranial EEG Signals
Begáň, Patrik ; Malik, Aamir Saeed (referee) ; Černocký, Jan (advisor)
V této práci jsme navrhli a implementovali nástroj, který je schopen zpracovávat intrakraniální EEG signály v reálném čase. To se provádí aplikací funkcí pro výpočet různých iEEG biomarkerů implementovaných v python knihovně Epycom na příchozí datový tok a uložením výsledků do databáze. Porovnali jsme výsledky vypočítané naším nástrojem s offline výpočty a vyhodnotili, zda je zpracování signálu v reálném čase vhodné pro klinickou praxi.
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Brain connectivity estimation
Sladký, Vladimír ; Jurčo, Juraj (referee) ; Cimbálník, Jan (advisor)
Epileptic disease is connected with change in activity of neuronal clusters. Brain connectivity analysis deals with statistic interdependencies between different neuronal centres. Earlier studies show that changes in connectivity can be seen near primary epileptic site. What is changing connectivity and its characteristic in interictal recordings are yet to be fully known. In this thesis are analyzed data from intracranial EEG electrodes, positioned in and neighboring areas of epileptic site. Changes in connectivity of epileptic site and its surroundings are observed by nonlinear correlation method. Decrease in connectivity of epileptic site during slow wave sleep was detected on frequencies above 80 Hz. Reduced connectivity was measured on the border of epileptic zone and normal tissue. Observed features are accentuated during sleep. It was also found out that connectivity at the border of epileptic zone apears to have nonlinear property. The results show that physiological processes during sleep are influencing connectivity near epileptic site and decrease in connectivity may be related to nonlinear dependence of neuronal activity at the border of epileptic zone. This study confirms hypothesis of the earlier studies and reveals new facts about connectivity of epileptic site from the perspective of nonlinear processes. Consequent study based on this findings might lead to more precise delineation of epileptic site and to better understanding of processes, which are causing epileptic fits.
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The classification of epileptogenic tissue after electrical stimulation using machine learning
Formánková, Zuzana ; Mívalt, Filip (referee) ; Cimbálník, Jan (advisor)
This thesis addresses electrophysiological biomarkers of epileptic activity after direct electrical stimulation in the classification of epileptogenic tissue. Suitable biomarkers included high-frequency oscillations, interictal spikes, changes in connectivity and signal power across frequency bands. Biomarkers were detected in iEEG recordings and their response to direct electrical stimulation was analyzed by statistical tests. Biomarker analysis demonstrated the effect of direct electrical stimulation on electrophysiological biomarkers of epileptic activity. Relevant biomarkers were selected by selection methods as signal power in the frequency band 80-250 Hz, relative entropy in the frequency band 250-600 Hz and linear correlation. Machine learning models, namely logistic regression, support vector machines and decision forest, were implemented for epileptogenic tissue classification. The support vector machines method showed the highest sensitivity (70,5 %) among the models, but the overall results were insufficient (PPV 38,5 %, F1 score 42,9 %). Despite the limitations in the performance of the classification models, this work highlights the potential of electrophysiological biomarkers in identifying epileptogenic foci and establishes a foundation for further research in the field.
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Real-Time Processing of Intracranial EEG Signals
Begáň, Patrik ; Malik, Aamir Saeed (referee) ; Černocký, Jan (advisor)
V této práci jsme navrhli a implementovali nástroj, který je schopen zpracovávat intrakraniální EEG signály v reálném čase. To se provádí aplikací funkcí pro výpočet různých iEEG biomarkerů implementovaných v python knihovně Epycom na příchozí datový tok a uložením výsledků do databáze. Porovnali jsme výsledky vypočítané naším nástrojem s offline výpočty a vyhodnotili, zda je zpracování signálu v reálném čase vhodné pro klinickou praxi.
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Analysis of epileptogenic tissue response to intracranial electrical stimulation
Formánková, Zuzana ; Klimeš, Petr (referee) ; Cimbálník, Jan (advisor)
This work deals with the methods of intracranial electrical stimulation and their usage in the localization of epileptogenic tissue. The aim of the thesis is to assess, with help of the proposed markers, the reaction of pathological tissue on the electrical stimulation. Among the suitable markers high-frequency oscillations were classified, interictal spikes, changes in the connectivity, and the signal power within the frequency zones. The markers were detected on the iEEG records taken at the Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny in Brno. A software in the Python language has been designed for the purpose of analysis and detection; the software uses the detection algorithms of the EPYCOM library. In the final part of the thesis, the occurrence of the markers was analyzed in terms of dependency on the electrical stimulation. The influence of the electrical stimulation on the iEEG records of patients with epilepsy has been proved.
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Reference signals in intracranial EEG: implementation and analysis
Uher, Daniel ; Hejč, Jakub (referee) ; Ronzhina, Marina (advisor)
The idea of a artifact-free brain activity recording has been circling around the scientific world for a few decades. Parasitic phenomenons and unwanted components may significatntly complicate the analysis of intracranial electroencephalographic (iEEG) recordings. However, with the rise of modern technology, new methods for precise removal of noise artifacts started to emerge. Here we use the concept of virtual reference signals for the elimination of such unwanted components. In this work, the algorithms for reference signal estimation using common average based method as well as more recent methods based on independent component analysis (ICA) were realized and evaluated on a variety of iEEG data. It was found that the ICA-based algorithms allow obtaining more accurate estimation of the reference signal as compared to the average-based one. Finally, all the methods were implemented into a open-source Python package đť‘źđť‘’đť‘“đť‘ đť‘–đť‘”, which is publicly available, easy to install and ready to use.
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