Criticality and synchrony of fluctuations in rhythmical brain activity: Pretransitional effects in epileptic patients

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-255

  Cerf, Roger ^a   El Ouasdad, El Hassan ^a   Kahane, Philippe ^b  

^a FORENAP   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

CRITICALITY; ELECTROPATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; EPILEPTIC PATIENTS;

BRAIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRODE; EPILEPSY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; SEIZURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRODES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PERIODICITY; SEIZURES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2942700171     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-004-0463-9     Document Type: Article

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