Modulation of the brain to affect psychiatric disorders
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1. A method of treating a disorder associated with a specific area in a brain comprising:
- implanting a stimulating device in contact with an intralaminar nuclei of the brain;
sensing activity in the specific area of the brain wherein the sensing activity occurs at a location distal from the device location; and
operating the device to modulate the intralaminar nuclei in response to said activity to thereby affect the disorder associated with the specific area of the brain.
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Abstract
A method for treating neurological conditions by proper placement of a probe and sensing, stimulating or both areas of the brain especially the intralaminar nuclei (ILN”). Moreover, stimulation is controlled and offered when certain conditions within the area of interest are detected. Stimulation and sensing include electrical, chemical or combinations thereof.
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1. A method of treating a disorder associated with a specific area in a brain comprising:
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implanting a stimulating device in contact with an intralaminar nuclei of the brain;
sensing activity in the specific area of the brain wherein the sensing activity occurs at a location distal from the device location; and
operating the device to modulate the intralaminar nuclei in response to said activity to thereby affect the disorder associated with the specific area of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of affecting a psychiatric activity in a specific area in a brain comprising:
placing an electrode in contact with an intralaminar nuclei of the brain; and
operating the device to provide stimulation to the intralaminar nuclei to thereby affect the specific area of the brain.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of effecting psychiatric activity in a patient comprising:
- identifying a portion of the patient'"'"'s ILN which is in communication with a predetermined region of the patient'"'"'s brain, said predetermined region of said patient'"'"'s brain being associated with the psychiatric activity; and
modulating the portion of the patient'"'"'s ILN to effectuate the psychiatric activity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- identifying a portion of the patient'"'"'s ILN which is in communication with a predetermined region of the patient'"'"'s brain, said predetermined region of said patient'"'"'s brain being associated with the psychiatric activity; and
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