A new study conducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine has exhibited the power of technology in tracking epileptic seizures.

Using complex motion sensors linked to an online database, Stanford University Scientists were able to detect and record tonic-clonic (GTCS) seizures in epilepsy sufferers by giving each patient a ‘wristwatch accelerometer’ capable of picking up certain movements.

The watches recorded the date, time, audio, duration, frequency and amplitude of any instances which resembled seizures, then transmitted data to an online portal via Bluetooth used in tandem with an electronic tablet at the patient’s bedside.

The watch managed to track a staggering 92.3 per cent of GTCS seizures.

Furthermore, its audio recordings were shown to be consistent with seizures in 91.6 per cent of cases.

Data was successfully transferred to the bedside tablet in 91.6 per cent of occurrences and to the online database in 83.3 per cent of instances.

“Automatic detection and recording of generalised tonic-clonic seizures to an online database is feasible and may be more informative than seizure logging in a paper diary,” scientists concluded following the experiment.