NEUROSTIMULATOR INVOLVING STIMULATION STRATEGIES AND PROCESS FOR USING IT
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1. A method for treating an abnormal neurological condition comprising:
- applying at least one electrical burst to brain tissue, the at least one electrical burst comprising a multiplicity of pulses, wherein the application of the at least one electrical burst is synchronized to detected electrical activity of the brain tissue.
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Abstract
This is a neurostimulator that is configured to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders using certain stimulation strategies, particularly changing various pulse parameters, during the imposition of a burst of those pulses. The invention includes the processes embodying those stimulation strategies.
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1. A method for treating an abnormal neurological condition comprising:
applying at least one electrical burst to brain tissue, the at least one electrical burst comprising a multiplicity of pulses, wherein the application of the at least one electrical burst is synchronized to detected electrical activity of the brain tissue.
- 2. The method of claim 2 wherein the detected electrical activity is an epileptiform electrical activity.
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4. A method for treating an abnormal neurological condition comprising:
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determining an interval of an electrical signal in brain tissue; and applying to the brain tissue at least one electrical burst, wherein the at least one electrical burst comprises a multiplicity of pulses, and wherein the pulses have at least one pulse parameter related to the interval of the electrical signal in the brain tissue. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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