SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS
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1. A method of improving symptoms associated with a movement disorder comprising:
- selecting a stimulation site based upon a patient'"'"'s symptomatology, wherein the symptomatology of gait disturbance biases the selecting towards interhemispheric fissure along the precentral gyrus and/or postcentral gyrus and the symptomotalogy of speech disturbance biases the selecting towards the Sylvian fissure along the precentral gyrus and/or postcentral gyrus;
positioning at least one electrode device having a plurality of electrical contacts such that at least a first of the plurality of electrical contacts is positioned below the patient'"'"'s skull and on the dura over the stimulation site; and
applying electrical signals to the electrical contacts to stimulate the stimulation site such that at least one symptom associated with the movement disorder is improved.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating movement disorders using cortical stimulation. In one embodiment, a method for treating movement disorders comprises determining a site at the cortex of the brain of a patient related to a movement disorder of an afflicted body part. The site can be determined by obtaining a representation of neural activity occurring in the cortex of the patient and correlating an area of neural activity with the afflicted body part. The method can also include applying neural stimulation, such as electrical or magnetic waveforms, directly to the site.
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1. A method of improving symptoms associated with a movement disorder comprising:
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selecting a stimulation site based upon a patient'"'"'s symptomatology, wherein the symptomatology of gait disturbance biases the selecting towards interhemispheric fissure along the precentral gyrus and/or postcentral gyrus and the symptomotalogy of speech disturbance biases the selecting towards the Sylvian fissure along the precentral gyrus and/or postcentral gyrus; positioning at least one electrode device having a plurality of electrical contacts such that at least a first of the plurality of electrical contacts is positioned below the patient'"'"'s skull and on the dura over the stimulation site; and applying electrical signals to the electrical contacts to stimulate the stimulation site such that at least one symptom associated with the movement disorder is improved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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