Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 2003, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (4): 411-415.

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A Comparative Analysis on EEG Complexity of AD Patients

ZHAO Li1,2, WAN Bai-kun1, QI Hong-zhi1, YANG Chun-mei1   

  1. 1. School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    2. Department of physics, Jinzhou Normal University, Jinzhou 121000, China
  • Received:2002-09-26 Revised:2003-03-25 Online:2003-12-10 Published:2003-12-10

Abstract: The complexity characteristics of the electroencephalogram (EEG) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients were analyzed and compared with healthy persons of the same age by using nonlinear dynamics theory. The preliminary results showed that the EEG complexity values of AD patients in all leads are clearly lower than the corresponsive values of healthy persons. It indicated that the complexity could be used as a specific parameter for the clinical diagnostic of AD.

Key words: Alzheimer disease(AD), electroencephalogram(EEG), complexity

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