Strokewatch: Noninvasive Stroke Detection Using Electroencephalography (EEG)

Technology Description

The invention enables real-time bedside quantitative electroencephalography-based noninvasive stroke detection.  Current quantitative approaches to detect stroke require interpretation by trained experts: a limited resource in most hospital settings.  Through application of a novel and highly sensitive EEG algorithm, electrical field attenuations can be used to visualize areas of cerebral ischemia in real-time to facilitate non-expert interpretation.

Advantages

• Enables real-time quantitative stroke detection by non-experts
• Facilitates early detection of stroke to support:
• Timely and efficient triage, resource allocation, and procedural intervention
• Reduction in neurological disability and patient mortality
• Decreased length of hospital stay and care escalation
• Compatible with existing EEG monitoring platforms and hardware, minimal data input requirement

Application

• Real-time stroke detection and monitoring
• Home-based stroke monitoring
• Pre-hospital deployment for stroke triage (e.g., in ambulance)
• Emergency Department triage and monitoring
• Intraoperative monitoring
• Critical care monitoring
• Real-time seizure detection and monitoring
• Real-time visualization of focal seizures
• Traumatic head injury
• Pre-hospital deployment for neurosurgical triage (e.g., in ambulance)
• In-hospital monitoring for injury expansion (e.g., hematoma or hemorrhage)

Looking for Partners

To further develop and commercialize the technology.

Stage of Development

Proof of concept.  Pilot/early validation study conducted in pediatric population. 

Data Availability

Under CDA.

Patent Status

Patent Pending