Clinical Experiments of Communication by ALS Patient Utilizing Detecting Event-Related Potential

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  • Kanou Naoyuki
    Yonago National College of Technology
  • Sakuma Kenji
    Tottori University Faculty of Medicine Institute of Neurological Sciences
  • Nakashima Kenji
    Tottori University Faculty of Medicine Institute of Neurological Sciences

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  • 事象関連電位によるＡＬＳ患者の意思伝達に関する臨床実験
  • ジショウ カンレン デンイ ニ ヨル ALS カンジャ ノ イシ デンタツ ニ カンスル リンショウ ジッケン

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Abstract

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) patients are unable to successfully communicate their desires, although their mentality is normal, and so, the necessity of Communication Aids(CA) for ALS patients is realized. Therefore, the authors are focused on Event-Related Potential(ERP) which is elicited primarily for the target by visual and auditory stimuli. P200, N200 and P300 are components of ERP. These are potentials that are elicited when the subject focuses attention on stimuli that appears infrequently. ALS patient participated in two experiments. In the first experiment, a target word out of five words on a computer display was specified. The five words were linked to an each electric appliance, allowing the ALS patient to switch on a target appliance by ERP. In the second experiment, a target word in a 5×5 matrix was specified by measure of ERP. The rows and columns of the matrix were reversed randomly. The word on a crossing point of rows and columns including the target word, was specified as the target word. The rate of correct judgment in the first and second experiments were 100% in N200 and 96% in P200. For practical use of this system, it is very important to determine suitable communication algorithms for each patient by performing these experiments evaluating the results.

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