System and Method for Neurometric Analysis

• US 20090312663A1
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: New York University
• Original Assignee: New York University
• Inventors: Cantor, David, John, Erwin R., Prichep, Leslie S., Isenhart, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/139,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20090312663A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/544
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/377 using evoked responses
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system, comprises a plurality of neurometric analyzing software modules operating on electroencephalogram (EEG) data, each module performing a defined task with respect to neurometric analysis of the EEG data and a database including normative neurometric data in combination with a server including an authorization module, the authorization module comparing data received from a remote user to determine whether the user is authorized to utilize any of the plurality of analyzing software modules and an analysis module configured to receive input data from a patient and select one of the neurometric analyzing modules based on the input data, wherein the selected one of the neurometric analyzing modules compares the input data to the normative neurometric data to generate an output, the analysis module selecting the one of neurometric analyzing modules from a set of subscribed neurometric analyzing modules.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a plurality of neurometric analyzing software modules operating on electroencephalogram (EEG) data, each module performing a defined task with respect to neurometric analysis of the EEG data;

a database including normative neurometric data;

a server including an authorization module, the authorization module comparing data received from a remote user to determine whether the user is authorized to utilize any of the plurality of analyzing software modules

an analysis module configured to receive input data from a patient and select one of the neurometric analyzing modules based on the input data, wherein the selected one of the neurometric analyzing modules compares the input data to the normative neurometric data to generate an output, the analysis module selecting the one of neurometric analyzing modules from a set of subscribed neurometric analyzing modules.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the normative neurometric data includes a plurality of historic neurological records.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the normative neurometric data is quantified.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the normative neurometric data includes historical records of electroencephalograph (EEG) signals.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one neurological facility connected to a remote facility via a communications network, wherein the remote facility includes the neurometric analyzing modules, the database and the analysis module.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the remote facility is separate and independent from the neurological facility.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the remote facility further includes a server which controls all data traffic to and from the remote facility

8. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

at least one portable neurometric device configured to pre-screen the patient, generate a preliminary diagnosis and refer the patient to the neurological facility, when necessary.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the neurological facility includes at least one of a neurometric equipment, a neurologist and medical personnel.

10. A method for neurometric analysis, comprising the steps of:

obtaining preliminary input data from a patient;

generating a preliminary diagnosis as a function of the preliminary input data, wherein the patient is pre-screened based on the preliminary diagnosis to determine if a referral to a neurological facility is necessary; and

referring the patient to the neurological facility, if the preliminary diagnosis indicated that the referral was necessary.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

obtaining further input data from the referred patient; and

generating an output as a function of at least one of the preliminary input data, the preliminary diagnosis, and the further input data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the further input data includes a neurologist'"'"'s diagnosis.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a neurometric analyzing module from a plurality of neurometric analyzing modules; and

generating an output by comparing at least one of the preliminary input data, the preliminary diagnosis, and further input data to normative neurometric data using the selected neurometric analyzing module.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the normative neurometric data includes a plurality of historic neurological records.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the normative neurometric data is quantified.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the normative neurometric data includes historical records of electroencephalograph (EEG) signals.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

generating feedback data, wherein the feedback data includes suggested improvements to the analyzing modules; and

updating the normative neurometric data and the analyzing modules based on the feedback data.

18. A portable neurometric device comprising:

a recording element configured to obtain preliminary input data from a patient; and

a diagnostic module configured to generate a preliminary diagnosis as a function of the preliminary input data, wherein the patient is pre-screened based on the preliminary diagnosis to determine if a referral to a neurological facility is necessary.

19. The portable neurometric device of claim 18, wherein the receiving element includes an EEG recording element configured to record EEG signals of a patient'"'"'s head.

20. The portable neurometric device of claim 19, wherein the EEG signals are recorded in digital form.

21. The portable neurometric device of claim 19, wherein the receiving element further includes a quantifying element configured to convert EEG signals to numerical descriptors.

22. The portable neurometric device of claim 18, wherein the diagnostic module may further generate a referral to a nearby neurological facility as a function of the preliminary diagnosis and a subscription of neurometric analyzing modules by the neurological facility.

23. The portable neurometric device of claim 18 further comprising a communications element connected to a communications network and configured to transmit, receive, and store messages.

24. The portable neurometric device of claim 23 wherein the messages include subscription data of neurometric analyzing modules by the neurological facility.

25. The portable neurometric device of claim 23 wherein the communications element is configured to transmit the preliminary input data to the referred neurological facility

26. The portable neurometric device of claim 25 wherein the communication element is further configured to transmit data by security protocols.