Complexity analysis of EEG in patients with schizophrenia using fractal dimension

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 795-808

  Raghavendra, B S ^a   Dutt, D Narayana ^a   Halahalli, Harsha N ^b   John, John P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Complexity; Electroencephalogram; Fractal dimension; Schizophrenia; Symptom dimensions

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTAL DIMENSION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

% REDUCTIONS; COMPLEXITY; COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS; CONTROL SUBJECT; DIMENSION REDUCTION; FRACTAL-DIMENSION VALUE; HEALTHY CONTROLS; HIGUCHI FRACTAL DIMENSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS; SYMPTOM DIMENSION;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYNAMICS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349783216     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/30/8/005     Document Type: Article

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