Coordinating emergency treatment of cardiac dysfunction and non-cardiac neural dysfunction
First Claim
1. A method for treating a subject exhibiting neurological dysfunction with a stimulation control system comprising a stimulation control device, a cardiac stimulation end device, and a neural stimulation end device, the stimulation control system capable of controlling delivery of stimulation to both the heart and one or more neural structures, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the stimulation control device, data regarding a determination of a state of consciousness of the subject;
based on the state of consciousness, receiving, by the stimulation control device, data identifying one or more symptoms or signs exhibited by the subject indicative of a global neurological dysfunction condition or a focal neurological dysfunction condition; and
based on the identified symptoms or signs;
determining, by the stimulation control device, whether to deliver stimulation to the subject by one or both of the cardiac stimulation end device and the neural stimulation end device,determining, by the stimulation control device, one or more parameters of stimulation energy to be provided to the applied end device, the determination in accordance with the identified symptoms or signs, anddelivering, by one or both of the cardiac stimulation end device and neural stimulation end device, one or more types of stimulation energy to the subject based on the one or more parameters.
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Abstract
Herein is described a device and methods-of-use to treat multiple possible causes of sudden neurological dysfunction related to cardiac, cerebrovascular, or brain electrical abnormalities. The device can be employed so as to treat cardiac dysfunction such as arrhythmia and subsequently related dysfunction of the central nervous system such as stroke and seizure. Alternatively, the device can be employed so as to treat cardiac dysfunction simultaneous with treatment of dysfunction of the central nervous system. Finally, the device can be employed so as to augment the effectiveness of treating cardiac dysfunction, namely the restoration of cardiac output and blood flow to the brain, by dilating the arteries of the brain.
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1. A method for treating a subject exhibiting neurological dysfunction with a stimulation control system comprising a stimulation control device, a cardiac stimulation end device, and a neural stimulation end device, the stimulation control system capable of controlling delivery of stimulation to both the heart and one or more neural structures, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the stimulation control device, data regarding a determination of a state of consciousness of the subject; based on the state of consciousness, receiving, by the stimulation control device, data identifying one or more symptoms or signs exhibited by the subject indicative of a global neurological dysfunction condition or a focal neurological dysfunction condition; and based on the identified symptoms or signs; determining, by the stimulation control device, whether to deliver stimulation to the subject by one or both of the cardiac stimulation end device and the neural stimulation end device, determining, by the stimulation control device, one or more parameters of stimulation energy to be provided to the applied end device, the determination in accordance with the identified symptoms or signs, and delivering, by one or both of the cardiac stimulation end device and neural stimulation end device, one or more types of stimulation energy to the subject based on the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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