Ultra low-power algorithm design for implantable devices: Application to epilepsy prostheses

Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-203

  Raghunathan, Shriram ^a   Gupta, Sumeet K ^b   Markandeya, Himanshu S ^b   Irazoqui, Pedro P ^a   Roy, Kaushik ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy therapy; Implantable epilepsy prosthesis; Low power implantable circuit design; Seizure detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455217367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20799268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jlpea1010175     Document Type: Review

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