Methods and systems for recommending an appropriate action to a patient for managing epilepsy and other neurological disorders
First Claim
1. A system for communicating with a patient regarding an appropriate action to manage or treat a neurological disorder, the system comprising:
- a device assembly that is configured to process one or more patient parameters to characterize the patient'"'"'s propensity for the onset of a future neurological event and when the one or more signals are indicative of an increased propensity for the future neurological event, the device assembly is configured to provide an output that is indicative of an appropriate action for managing or treating the neurological event, parameters of the output being based on the propensity for the onset of the future neurological event; and
a patient communication assembly in communication with the device assembly, wherein the patient communication assembly communicates a signal to the patient that is indicative of the appropriate action for managing or treating the neurological event.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and system for managing neurological disorders such as epilepsy. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring one or more signals from a patient and processing the one or more signals to characterize a patient'"'"'s propensity for a future seizure. The characterized propensity for the seizure is thereafter used to determine an appropriate action for managing or treating the predicted seizure; and a recommendation is communicated to the patient that is indicative of the appropriate action.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for communicating with a patient regarding an appropriate action to manage or treat a neurological disorder, the system comprising:
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a device assembly that is configured to process one or more patient parameters to characterize the patient'"'"'s propensity for the onset of a future neurological event and when the one or more signals are indicative of an increased propensity for the future neurological event, the device assembly is configured to provide an output that is indicative of an appropriate action for managing or treating the neurological event, parameters of the output being based on the propensity for the onset of the future neurological event; and
a patient communication assembly in communication with the device assembly, wherein the patient communication assembly communicates a signal to the patient that is indicative of the appropriate action for managing or treating the neurological event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22)
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12. The system of 11 wherein the behavioral modification comprises at least one of lying down, turning off lights, interrupting working, touching the face, hyperventilating, hypoventilating, holding breath, performing a valsalva maneuver, applying external stimulator, applying transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation, and other action or cessation of activity.
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19. The system of 1 wherein the patient communication assembly comprises at least one of a visual device, a tactile device, and an audio device.
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23. A system for managing epileptic seizures for a patient, the system comprising:
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one or more patient interface assemblies that are configured to measure one or more patient parameters that are indicative of a patient'"'"'s propensity for a future epileptic seizure; and
a device assembly that is configured to process the one or more parameters and when the parameters indicate an elevated propensity for the future epileptic seizure, the assembly facilitates selection of and communication of a clinician defined recommendation to the patient that is indicative of an appropriate action. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for managing or treating a predicted seizure, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more patient dependent parameters;
processing the one or more patient dependent parameters to characterize a patient'"'"'s propensity of a future seizure;
using the characterized propensity of the future seizure to determine an appropriate action for managing or treating the future seizure; and
communicating a recommendation to the patient and/or a health care provider that is indicative of the appropriate action. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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