Fuzzy Entropy Analysis of the Electroencephalogram in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: Is the Method Superior to Sample Entropy?

• Published in: Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Simons, Samantha, Espino, Pedro, Abásolo, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 03.01.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Brain; Dementia; Diagnosis; Diagnostic systems; Electroencephalography; Entropy; Patients; Signal processing

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia in the world, which is characterised by the loss of neurones and the build-up of plaques in the brain, causing progressive symptoms of memory loss and confusion. Although definite diagnosis is only possible by necropsy, differential dia...