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Clinical application of an EEG-based brain–computer interface: a case study in a patient with severe motor impairment
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Objective This case study describes how a completely paralyzed patient, diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy, was trained over a period of several months to use an electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) for verbal communication.Methods EEG feedback training was performed in the patient's home (clinic), supervised from a distant laboratory with the help of a 'telemonitoring system'. Online feedback computation was based on single-trial analysis and classification of specific band power features of the spontaneous EEG. Task-related changes in brain oscillations over the course of training steps was investigated by quantifying time-frequency maps of event-related (de-)synchronization (ERD/ERS).Results The patient learned to 'produce' two distinct EEG patterns, beta band ERD during movement imagery vs. no ERD during relaxing, and to use this for BCI-controlled spelling. Significant learning progress was found as a function of training session, resulting in an average accuracy level of 70% (correct responses) for letter selection. 'Copy spelling' was performed with a rate of approximately one letter per min.Conclusions The proposed BCI training procedure, based on electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback and concomitant adaptation of feature extraction and classification, may improve actual levels of communication ability in locked-in patients. 'Telemonitoring-assisted' BCI training facilitates clinical application in a larger number of patients.
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- Authors
- Neuper, C., Müller, G. R., Kübler, A., Birbaumer, N., & Pfurtscheller, G.
- Affiliations
- Graz University of Technology (AT)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Neuper, C
- Venue
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 399-409
- ISSN
- 1388-2457 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2018281395
- Cited by
- 317
- References
- 47
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- FWCI
- 4.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Neurophysiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Keywords
- EEG-based brain-computer interface, severe cerebral palsy, locked-in syndrome, motor impairment, remote patient monitoring, event-related desynchronization, event-related synchronization, beta band, movement imagery, spelling, verbal communication
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Biofeedback, Psychology, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Devices for People with Disabilities, Communication Barriers, Electroencephalography, Humans, Male, Motor Cortex, Paralysis, Severity of Illness Index, Somatosensory Cortex, User-Computer Interface
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