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Thanks evrryone for the replies. I suppose I'm asking a lot with the variability of weight, indidual movement, what happens in Grand Mal's, etc etc to ask any individual sensor to manage. Jeremy, what other sorts of sensors might be useful in these cases? Cheers, Aidan. -----Original Message----- From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jeremy Linskell Sent: 01 February 2008 08:53 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Any Developments in Epilepsy Sensors? Hi Aidan The simple answer is probably that you can't do this reliably with a simple sensor. I don't think it's that current sensors are 'unreliable', but more correctly that they are fundamentally switches that are triggered by a predefined threshold of movement etc., which in general terms will be set high low i.e. not pick up a seizure or too low i.e. raise an alarm every time the occupant sneezes. And then there are those seizures that dont't produce extraneous movements in any case! I would have thought that a combination of sensors would give you a better chance of guessing correctly, but I think that the real issue here is that this is a complex problem that we shouldn't really be looking to address with simple telecare, and I think that it's one of a number of areas where the telecare industry is overselling itself. cheers Jeremy PARR, Aidan wrote: Hello all, We're trying to support people who have Epilepsy but find the the existing bed sensors can be variable in reliability. Does anyone know of any new developments to detect an epileptic attack especially if it involves physiological measurement rather than movement detectors that the current bed sensors seem to uses? Cheers, Aidan. Aidan Parr Telecare Team Gloucestershire Corporate Contact Centre, Block 4, Floor 5, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, GL1 2TG Office Number: 01452 427346 Work Mobile No: 0779 505 1964 Email: [log in to unmask] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Think before you print - only print this email if absolutely necessary. This email and any attachments are strictly confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the named addressee you must not disclose, copy or take any action in reliance of this transmission and you should notify us as soon as possible. This email and any attachments are believed to be free from viruses but it is your responsibility to carry out all necessary virus checks and Gloucestershire County Council accepts no liability in connection therewith. ********************************************************************** This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is used daily by over 100,000 staff in the NHS. Over a million messages are sent every day by the system. To find out why more and more NHS personnel are switching to this NHS Connecting for Health system please visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhsmail ********************************************************************** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Think before you print - only print this email if absolutely necessary. This email and any attachments are strictly confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the named addressee you must not disclose, copy or take any action in reliance of this transmission and you should notify us as soon as possible. This email and any attachments are believed to be free from viruses but it is your responsibility to carry out all necessary virus checks and Gloucestershire County Council accepts no liability in connection therewith.