Methods of treating medical conditions by neuromodulation of the cerebellar pathways
First Claim
1. A system for treating a medical condition comprising:
- a therapy delivery device for positioning at a target site of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway; and
a controller in communication with the therapy delivery device for enabling the therapy delivery device to deliver therapy to the target site to treat the medical condition.
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Abstract
Methods of treating various medical conditions by neuromodulation of target sites of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway and/or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway. Such medical conditions include unilateral motor deficits, movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, epilepsy, speech or cognitive deficits associated with hemispheric lesions, visual deficits associated with hemispheric lesions, learning disorders associated with hemispheric lesions, vertigo and/or dizziness, gait disturbances, hereditary/genetic disorders, congenital malformations, infectious disease, degenerative disorders, autoimmune disorders, and metabolic disorders. A method of enhancing memory, learning and/or cognitive capacity in a normal individual by stimulating a target site of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway and/or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway is also provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for treating a medical condition comprising:
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a therapy delivery device for positioning at a target site of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway; and
a controller in communication with the therapy delivery device for enabling the therapy delivery device to deliver therapy to the target site to treat the medical condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for treating a medical condition comprising:
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a therapy delivery device for applying a therapy signal on a target site of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway;
a sensor for detecting a bodily activity associated with the medical condition and for generating a sensor signal; and
a controller in communication with the therapy delivery device and the sensor for activating the therapy delivery device to initiate application of the therapy signal to the target site or to adjust application of the therapy signal to the target site in response to the sensor signal to treat the medical condition.
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19. A method of treating a medical condition comprising:
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placing a therapy delivery device on a target site of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway; and
activating the therapy delivery device to deliver therapy to the target site to treat the medical condition.
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