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October 12, 2025Open Access

Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting Brain Stroke Risk: Addressing Data Imbalance

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HPHeshan Chandeepa PathmakumaraKRKavishka Thathsarani Rajapaksha

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Research demonstrates enhanced stroke prediction accuracy with machine learning, highlighting class imbalance mitigation methods like SMOTE.

Key Points

  • Using SMOTE improved the accuracy of stroke risk prediction models, demonstrating a shift from an initial accuracy of substantial levels.
  • Random Forest achieved the highest accuracy at 92% after addressing class imbalance in stroke prediction datasets.
  • Analysis was conducted on various machine learning algorithms, including Support Vector Machines, K-Nearest Neighbors, and Naive Bayes.
  • Findings suggest that enhanced predictive models can lead to better patient outcomes and optimized healthcare resource allocation.

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Pathmakumara et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ebabe3155248a327effc9fhttps://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/xv3k8_v1
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