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Department of Computer Science

  • Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Author Name:

    K. Kostoglou, K.P. Michmizos, P. Stathis, D. Sakas, K.S. Nikita, G.D. Mitsis

  • Publication Date: 2016-07-01
  • Journal Volume: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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  • Abstract:

    Objective: We present a random forest (RF) classification and regression technique to predict, intraoperatively, the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) improvement after Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). We hypothesized that a data-informed combination of features extracted from intraoperative microelectrode recordings (MERs) can predict the motor improvement of Parkinson’s disease patients undergoing DBS surgery. Methods and Results: We modified the employed RFs to account for unbalanced data sets and multiple observations per patient, and showed, for the first time, that only 5 neurophysiologically interpretable MER signal features are sufficient for predicting UPDRS improvement. Conclusion and Significance: This finding suggests that STN electrophysiological signal characteristics are strongly correlated to the extent of motor behavior improvement observed in STNDBS.

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