Method and apparatus for preventing or terminating epileptic seizures
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1. A method of preventing or terminating seizures, comprising:
- determining neuronal synchrony between at least two sites of a brain of a patient;
stimulating the brain with at least two implanted electrodes, each implanted in a different one of at least two regions of the brain, with a frequency to emulate or disrupt the neuronal synchrony, wherein the frequency comprises a predetermined seizure termination frequency determined from seizure frequencies measured across a seizure occurrence in the at least two regions of the brain.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing or terminating seizures, by stimulating a brain with at least two implanted electrodes, each implanted in a different one of at least two regions of the brain, with a frequency to emulate and/or disrupt neuronal synchrony. Upon detecting a potential or actual seizure occurrence, the frequency is electrically applied to the brain upon the detection to preempt or terminate the potential or actual seizure occurrence.
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1. A method of preventing or terminating seizures, comprising:
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determining neuronal synchrony between at least two sites of a brain of a patient; stimulating the brain with at least two implanted electrodes, each implanted in a different one of at least two regions of the brain, with a frequency to emulate or disrupt the neuronal synchrony, wherein the frequency comprises a predetermined seizure termination frequency determined from seizure frequencies measured across a seizure occurrence in the at least two regions of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of preventing or terminating seizures, comprising:
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determining a neuronal synchrony frequency between at least two regions of a brain; and stimulating the brain with at least two implanted electrodes, each implanted in a different one of the at least two regions of the brain, to emulate or disrupt the neuronal synchrony by electrically applying the frequency to the brain upon the determining of the neuronal synchrony. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An apparatus for preventing or terminating seizures, comprising:
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a neurostimulator including a stimulation generator and a power supply connected to the stimulation generator, wherein the stimulation generator generates electrical stimulation for and through at least two electrodes implantable within a brain; and a control protocol on a non-transitory recordable medium in executable combination with the stimulation generator and adapted to stimulate at least two regions of the brain with a frequency to emulate or disrupt neuronal synchrony, wherein the frequency disrupts an evolving synchronization between structures in the at least two regions of the brain to preempt or terminate a seizure, and the frequency comprises a predetermined seizure termination frequency predetermined from seizure frequencies measured across a seizure occurrence in the at least two regions of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for preventing or terminating seizures, comprising:
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a neurostimulator including a stimulation generator and a power supply connected to the stimulation generator, wherein the stimulation generator generates electrical stimulation for and through at least two electrodes implantable within a brain; a control protocol on a non-transitory recordable medium in executable combination with the stimulation generator and adapted to stimulate at least two regions of the brain with a frequency to emulate or disrupt neuronal synchrony, wherein the frequency disrupts an evolving synchronization between structures in the at least two regions of the brain to preempt or terminate a seizure; and a detector adapted to determine the neuronal synchrony, wherein the frequency is electrically applied to the brain upon the determination of the neuronal synchrony. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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