Combination of Channel Reordering Strategy and Dual CNN-LSTM for Epileptic Seizure Prediction Using Three iEEG Datasets

Objective:
Intracranial electroencephalogram (iEEG) signals are generally recorded using multiple channels, and channel selection is therefore a significant means in studying iEEG-based seizure prediction. For
n
channels,
$2^{\text{n}}{-1}$
channel cases can be generated for selection. However, by this means, an increase in
n
can cause an exponential increase in computational consumption, which may result in a failure of channel selection when
n
is too large. Hence, it is necessary to explore reasonable channel selection strategies under the premise of controlling computational consumption and ensuring high classification accuracy. Given this, we propose a novel method of channel reordering strategy combined with dual CNN-LSTM for effectively predicting seizures.
Method:
First, for each patient with
n
channels, interictal and preictal iEEG samples from each single channel are input into the CNN-LSTM model for classification. Then, the F1-score of each single channel is calculated, and the channels are reordered in descending order according to the size of F1-scores (
channel reordering strategy
). Next, iEEG signals with an increasing number of channels are successively fed into the CNN-LSTM model for classification again. Finally, according to the classification results from
n
channel cases, the channel case with the highest classification rate is selected.
Results:
Our method is evaluated on the three iEEG datasets: the Freiburg, the SWEC-ETHZ and the American Epilepsy Society Seizure Prediction Challenge (AES-SPC). At the event-based level, the sensitivities of 100%, 100% and 90.5%, and the false prediction rates (FPRs) of 0.10/h, 0/h and 0.47/h, are achieved for the three datasets, respectively. Moreover, compared to an unspecific random predictor, our method also shows a better performance for all patients and dogs from the three datasets. At the segment-based level, the sensitivities-specificities-accuracies-AUCs of 88.1%–94.0%–93.5%–0.9101, 99.1%–99.7%–99.6%–0.9935, and 69.2%–79.9%–78.2%–0.7373, are attained for the three datasets, respectively.
Conclusion:
Our method can effectively predict seizures and address the challenge of an excessive number of channels during channel selection.