METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING, ADJUSTING, AND/OR MODULATING PARAMETERS FOR NEURAL STIMULATION BASED ON FUNCTIONAL AND/OR STRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
- measuring a volume of functionally active neural tissue within a patient'"'"'s central nervous system both before and after affecting a target neural population of the patient with electromagnetic signals; and
based at least in part on a measured difference in the volume of functionally active neural tissue, controlling at least one signal delivery parameter with which the electromagnetic signals are applied to the patient.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for establishing, adjusting, and/or modulating parameters for neural stimulation based, at least in part, on functional and/or structural measurements are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes measuring a volume of functionally active neural tissue within a patient'"'"'s central nervous system both before and after affecting a target neural population of the patient with electromagnetic stimulation. The method further includes controlling at least one signal delivery parameter with which the electromagnetic stimulation is applied to the patient based, at least in part, on the measured difference in the volume of functionally active neural tissue.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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measuring a volume of functionally active neural tissue within a patient'"'"'s central nervous system both before and after affecting a target neural population of the patient with electromagnetic signals; and based at least in part on a measured difference in the volume of functionally active neural tissue, controlling at least one signal delivery parameter with which the electromagnetic signals are applied to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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affecting a target neural population of the patient by providing electromagnetic signals to the target neural population; detecting and measuring functional consolidation within the patient'"'"'s central nervous system after providing the electromagnetic signals to the target neural population; and based at least in part on the measured functional consolidation, controlling at least one signal delivery parameter in accordance with which the electromagnetic signals are applied to the target neural population. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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applying electromagnetic stimulation to the patient'"'"'s brain to at least partially reduce a volume of functionally activated tissue within the brain; determining a volume of functionally activated tissue using a functional MRI (fMRI) process after applying the electromagnetic stimulation; and based at least in part on the results of the fMRI process, performing at least one of the following functions (a) changing at least one parameter in accordance with which the electromagnetic stimulation is applied; (b) ceasing to apply the electromagnetic stimulation; and (c) maintaining stimulation parameters in accordance with which the electromagnetic stimulation is applied. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more target neural populations of the patient'"'"'s central nervous system associated, at least in part, with a particular motor function in the patient; applying first electromagnetic signals to the target neural population in accordance with a first set of signal delivery parameters to produce functional consolidation within the central nervous system; and applying second electromagnetic signals in accordance with a second set of signal delivery parameters to the corresponding one or more target neural populations, wherein the second set of signal delivery parameters are based, at least in part, on a level of functional consolidation in the patient after applying the first electromagnetic signals. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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applying a first stimulus to a target neural population of a patient associated with a particular motor function and using a first set of stimulation parameters; measuring a response to the first stimulus at least proximate to the patient'"'"'s central nervous system using a functional neuroimaging process; and based at least in part on the results of the functional neuroimaging process, applying a second stimulus to the target neural population using a second set of stimulation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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