Methods and apparatus for modifying properties of the bbb and cerebral circulation by using the neuroexcitatory and/or neuroinhibitory effects of odorants on nerves in the head
First Claim
1. A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient, comprising presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is such as to increase conductance of molecules between a systemic blood circulation of the patient and brain tissue of the patient, by way of a blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain.
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Abstract
A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient includes presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is such as to increase conductance of molecules from a systemic blood circulation of the patient through a blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain into brain tissue of the patient. The molecules are selected from the group consisting of: a pharmacological agent, a therapeutic agent, an endogenous agent, and an agent for facilitating a diagnostic procedure.
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- 1. A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient, comprising presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is such as to increase conductance of molecules between a systemic blood circulation of the patient and brain tissue of the patient, by way of a blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain.
- 71. A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient during or following a stroke event, comprising presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is capable of inducing an increase in cerebral blood flow of the patient, so as to reduce a pathology associated with the stroke event.
- 73. A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient who suffers from headache attacks, comprising presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is capable of modifying cerebral blood flow of the patient, so as to reduce a severity of a headache attack of the patient.
- 78. A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient who suffers from a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), comprising presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is capable of modifying cerebral blood flow of the patient, so as to treat the CNS disorder.
- 84. A method for modifying a property of a brain of a patient, comprising presenting an odorant to an air passage of the patient, the odorant having been selected for presentation to the air passage because it is such as to decrease conductance of molecules from a systemic blood circulation of the patient through a blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain into brain tissue of the patient.
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107. Apparatus for modifying a property of a brain of a patient, comprising:
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an odorant-storage vessel;
an odorant for storage within the odorant-storage vessel, the odorant being capable of increasing conductance of molecules from a systemic blood circulation of the patient through a blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain into brain tissue of the patient, the molecules being selected from the group consisting of;
a pharmacological agent, a therapeutic agent, and an agent for facilitating a diagnostic procedure; and
an odorant-delivery element, adapted to present the odorant to an air passage of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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115. Apparatus for modifying a property of a brain of a patient during or following a stroke event, comprising:
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an odorant-storage vessel;
an odorant, for storage within the odorant-storage vessel, the odorant being capable of inducing an increase in cerebral blood flow of the patient; and
an odorant-delivery element, adapted to present the odorant to an air passage of the patient, so as to reduce a pathology associated with the stroke event.
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116. Apparatus for modifying a property of a brain of a patient who suffers from headache attacks, comprising:
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an odorant-storage vessel;
an odorant, for storage within the odorant-storage vessel, the odorant being capable of modifying cerebral blood flow of the patient; and
an odorant-delivery element, configured to present the odorant to an air passage of the patient, so as to reduce a severity of a headache attack of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 119)
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120. Apparatus for modifying a property of a brain of a patient who suffers from a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), comprising:
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an odorant-storage vessel;
an odorant for storage within the odorant-storage vessel, the odorant being capable of modifying cerebral blood flow of the patient; and
an odorant-delivery element, configured to present the odorant to an air passage of the patient, so as to treat the CNS disorder. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122, 123, 124)
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125. Apparatus for modifying a property of a brain of a patient, comprising:
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an odorant-storage vessel;
an odorant, for storage within the odorant-storage vessel, the odorant being capable of decreasing conductance of molecules from a systemic blood circulation of the patient through a blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain into brain tissue of the patient; and
an odorant-delivery element, adapted to present the odorant to an air passage of the patient.
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