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Nonlinear mathematical techniques can be used to analyze the EEG patterns of epilepsy patients enabling the prediction of seizures prior to the onset of symptoms (pages 1173–1176).
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Schiff, S. Forecasting brain storms. Nat Med 4, 1117–1118 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/2610
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