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Intelligent Monitoring of Subjects with Severe Disorder of Consciousness

Authors:
Luigi Flotta
Francesco Riganello
Walter G Sannita

Keywords: severe disorder of consciousness, autonomic nervous system, intelligent monitoring, decision support system, ambient intelligence

Abstract:
We describe an integrated system for continuous acquisition, storage, handling and analysis of clinical and functional data from subjects in the vegetative or minimally conscious states. Data from different sources are stored in a centralized database and analyzed off-line by commercial or open source tools. Custom modules have been developed in order to convert proprietary data formats to the standard SQL data format. The centralized database is directly accessible when the patient’s clinical record and data are needed to support decision (diagnosis, prognosis, selection of rehabilitation protocols) as well as in the patients’ monitoring or for research purposes. The system is supported by web and open source technologies and interfaced with advanced support systems; it allows an integrated view of clinical and functional data flows.

Pages: 135 to 138

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: August 25, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3514

ISBN: 978-1-61208-297-4

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from August 25, 2013 to August 31, 2013