Automatic interpretation of hyperventilation-induced electroencephalogram fitting to visual inspection

Quantitative analysis and detection of abnormalities for electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings during evoked activities are essential for clinical diagnosis on neurological disorders. However, the process of interpreting EEG is time consuming and requires experienced electroencephalographers (EEGers). In this study, a method of automatic EEG interpretation during hyperventilation was proposed. The purpose is to provide a quantitative interpretation of EEG which is able to conform to EEGers´ visual inspection. The final integrated results of automatic interpretation were compared with EEGers´ evaluation, and showed high consistence.