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Our previous work with windowing-based CNN-LSTM architecture achieved strong performance but it did not achieve sufficient sensitivity for reliable clinical application. Methods: To overcome these limitations, we propose an enhanced voting-based ensemble framework that combines five CNN-LSTM base classifiers with a Random Forest (RF) meta-classifier, evaluated using 10-fold cross-validation. Results: The proposed ensemble model achieved a sensitivity of 92.86%, a specificity of 72.3%, and an overall accuracy of 83%, demonstrating competitive and clinically meaningful sensitivity for abnormal EEG detection under the adopted evaluation protocol. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that integrating multi-model feature extraction with an RF-based voting ensemble improves diagnostic reliability, reduces false negatives, and supports early and accurate detection of brain disorders. 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