Systems and methods for selecting stimulation sites and applying treatment, including treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, and/or drug side effects
First Claim
1. A method for treating movement disorders, comprising:
- determining that the movement disorder affects a patient'"'"'s gait; and
applying electrical stimulation to a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is proximate to the interhemispheric fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for treating movement disorders are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment can include determining that the movement disorder affects the patient'"'"'s gait, oral functioning, and/or other functioning, and applying electrical stimulation proximate to the interhemispheric fissure, the Sylvian fissure, or between the two fissures, respectively. In another embodiment, the method can include selecting at least one neural process from among a plurality of processes sequentially carried out by a patient to cause a muscle movement in the patient (e.g., a planning process, an initiation process, and an execution process), and applying electrical stimulation to a location of the patient'"'"'s brain associated with the at least one neural process.
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67 Claims
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1. A method for treating movement disorders, comprising:
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determining that the movement disorder affects a patient'"'"'s gait; and
applying electrical stimulation to a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is proximate to the interhemispheric fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain. - 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 method for treating movement disorders, comprising:
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determining that the movement disorder affects a patient'"'"'s oral functioning; and
applying electrical stimulation to a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is proximate to the Sylvian fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for treating movement disorders, comprising:
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determining that the movement disorder affects an aspect of the patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning; and
applying electrical stimulation to a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is located between the interhemispheric fissure and the Sylvian fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for treating movement disorders, comprising:
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selecting at least one neural process from among a plurality of processes sequentially carried out by a patient to cause a muscle movement in the patient; and
applying electrical stimulation to a location of the patient'"'"'s brain associated with the at least one neural process. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for treating the effects of drugs on a patient, comprising:
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determining an aspect of a patient'"'"'s functioning that is affected by the patient'"'"'s drug intake; and
applying electrical stimulation to a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is associated with the functioning. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method for treating a neurological dysfunction, comprising:
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implanting at least one electrode device so that a first electrical contact is at least proximate to one of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area of a patient'"'"'s brain, and a second electrical contact is at least proximate to another of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area; and
applying electrical stimulation to at least one of the first and second contacts. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67)
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