Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA, have developed a wearable device to predict and, according to
Dr. Benjamin Brinkmann, Specialist inneurological diseases, proposed the concept of a device, the work of which is based on the analysis of patterns indicating the development of an epileptic seizure.
The study involved 6 patients withdiagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy, who wore special bracelets on their wrists for a year in addition to implanted neurostimulation devices that measure the electrical activity of the brain. The bracelets recorded data on electrical characteristics of the skin, body temperature, blood flow, heart rate, and accelerometry data that tracked movement.
Based on this information, the devices were able to warn of an attack 30 minutes in advanceDuring this time, the person could either prepare for such a situation, or completely stop the attack.
According to doctors, development is not only usefulfor patients, because it improves their quality of life, but also indicates that epileptic seizures can be prevented without direct measurement of brain activity.
Source: Nature