Method for Monitoring or Treating Nervous System Disorders
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Abstract
A medical device system for comparing a cardiopulmonary signal to a brain signal. In one embodiment of the invention, a medical device system is provided that includes a brain monitoring element, respiratory monitoring element and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a brain signal from the brain monitoring element and a respiratory signal from the respiratory monitoring element. The processor is further configured to compare the brain signal to the respiratory signal. Methods of comparing a brain signal to a cardiopulmonary signal are also provided.
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67 Claims
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42. A method for comparing a brain signal and a respiratory signal, comprising:
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receiving a brain signal for a period of time; receiving a respiratory signal for a period of time; obtaining information identifying one or more neurological events in the brain signal; obtaining information identifying one or more respiratory events in the respiratory signal; and comparing the brain signal and the respiratory signal to determine a relationship between the one or more neurological events and the one or more respiratory events. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for comparing a brain signal to a respiratory signal, comprising:
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receiving a brain signal for a period of time; receiving a respiratory signal for a period of time; obtaining information identifying one or more neurological events in the brain signal; obtaining information identifying one or more respiratory events in the respiratory signal; and comparing the brain signal and the respiratory signal to determine a relationship between the one or more neurological events and the one or more respiratory events, the comparing comprising categorizing each of the identified neurological events as respiratory matched when there is a respiratory event within a specified time period of the neurological event; and computing a rate of concordance between the neurological events and the respiratory events based on the number of respiratory matched events and the number of neurological events. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for comparing a brain signal to a respiratory signal, comprising:
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receiving a brain signal for a period of time; receiving a respiratory signal for a period of time; obtaining information identifying one or more neurological events in the brain signal; obtaining information identifying one or more respiratory events in the respiratory signal; and comparing the brain signal and the respiratory signal to determine a relationship between the one or more neurological events and the one or more respiratory events, the comparing comprising obtaining information categorizing each respiratory event as one or more of first type respiratory event and second type respiratory event. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67)
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