Comparative Analysis of Epileptic Seizure Prediction: Exploring Diverse Pre-Processing Techniques and Machine Learning Models

Precise prediction and detection of epilepsy, a common neurological condition marked by sporadic and repeated seizures, is necessary for efficient management and patient care. To do accurate and reliable seizure detection, machine learning (ML) on electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings is a good choice because of its capacity to provide insightful information about brain activity during seizures. In this work, we do a thorough comparative analysis of five machine learning methods for the prediction of epileptic seizures using EEG data: Random Forest (RF), Decision Tree (DT), Extra Trees (ET), Logistic Regression (LR), and Gradient Boosting (GB). Firstly, to assure the quality of the data and enable precise model training, the dataset underwent extensive preprocessing, which included cleaning, normalization, treatment of outliers, and oversampling. These preprocessing techniques significantly enhanced the models' performance. In our study, we evaluate the accuracy of each model; the LR classifier obtains 56.95% accuracy, while both GB and DT achieve 97. 17% accuracy. Outperforming the findings of previous investigations, the ET model showed the best performance with an accuracy of 99.29%. Achieving 98.99% accuracy was another accomplishment for the RF model. Our results imply that the ET model not only performed better than the other models in the comparison analysis but also more effectively than the most advanced outcomes from earlier research. Regarding the accurate and dependable prediction of epileptic seizures using EEG data, the ET model is a solid option due to its remarkable performance.