"MigraineMonitor" – Towards a System for the Prediction of Migraine Attacks using Electrostimulation

Stefke A, Wilm F, Richer R, Gradl S, Eskofier B, Forster C, Namer B (2018)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2018

Publisher: De Gruyter

Book Volume: 4

Pages Range: 629 - 632

Conference Proceedings Title: Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering

Event location: Aachen DE

Journal Issue: 1

URI: https://www.mad.tf.fau.de/files/2018/09/2018-StefkeWilm-DGBMT-MigraineMonitor.pdf

DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2018-0151

Open Access Link: https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/cdbme.2018.4.issue-1/cdbme-2018-0151/cdbme-2018-0151.pdf

Abstract

Migraine attacks can be accompanied by many different symptoms, some of them appearing within 24 hours before the onset of the headache. In previous work, reduced habituation to an electrical pain stimulus at the head was observed in the pre-ictal phase within 24 hours before the headache attack. Based on these results, this work presents an application to track influence factors on migraine attacks and an Arduino-based control unit which replaces the traditional approach of manual electrical stimulation. The usability of both components of the project was evaluated in separate user studies. Results of the usability study show a good acceptance of the systems with a mean SUS score of 92.4. Additionally, they indicate that the developed control unit may substitute the current manual electrical stimulation. Overall, the designed system allows standardized repeatable measurements and is a first step towards the home-use of a device for establishing a new method for migraine prediction.

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APA:

Stefke, A., Wilm, F., Richer, R., Gradl, S., Eskofier, B., Forster, C., & Namer, B. (2018). "MigraineMonitor" – Towards a System for the Prediction of Migraine Attacks using Electrostimulation. In Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering (pp. 629 - 632). Aachen, DE: De Gruyter.

MLA:

Stefke, Andrea, et al. ""MigraineMonitor" – Towards a System for the Prediction of Migraine Attacks using Electrostimulation." Proceedings of the 52th Annual Conference of the German Society for Biomedical Engineering (VDE|DGBMT), Aachen De Gruyter, 2018. 629 - 632.

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