Wireless EEG Data Could Warn of Impending Seizures From: Sensors Magazine - 08/2005 - page 8 Some epileptics can sense an approaching grand mal seizure, but the vast majority are not so fortunate. They can fall off a ladder, spill hot liquids onto themselves, or drive into a serious traffic accident. Moreover, many cannot be helped by medication or surgery. Researchers at ORNL are working on a device that might provide forewarning of a seizure and give epileptics a head-up that might save their lives. The research team consists of Lee Hively and Kara Kruse of the Computational Sciences and Engineering Div., Vladimir Protopopescu of the Computer Science and Mathematics Div., and Nancy Munro of the Life Sciences Div. Their prototype, SeizAlert, is an inexpensive, compact, wearable device that in a commercial implementation will obtain electroencephalogram data from wireless sensors on the wearer's scalp and transmit the information to a device that interprets it in real time. Contact: Lee Hively Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 865/574-7188 hively@ornl.gov --- SeizAlert, developed by ORNL's Lee Hively and Kara Kruse of the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division, Vladimir Protopopescu of the Computer Science and Mathematics Division and Nancy Munro of the Life Sciences Division. SeizAlert is a low-cost compact wearable prototype device designed to alert the wearer and medical personnel of an impending epileptic seizure. In a real-life implementation, the alerting device would obtain electroencephalogram data from wireless sensors on the wearer's scalp and transmit that data to a device that interprets this information in real time. Because epilepsy afflicts millions of people in the United States alone and many cannot be treated with medication or surgery, SeizAlert has significant medical, scientific and economic importance. Protopopescu is a repeat winner. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20050630-00 Links: Forecasting Epileptic Seizures http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v33_2_00/forecasting.htm Frequently Asked Questions about SeizAlert http://computing.ornl.gov/cse_home/staff/hively/faqs.shtml ORNL Develops Prognostic Tech for Epilepsy http://www.federallabs.org/newslink/nl200603_02.html