SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING COMPREHENSIVE AND PERSONALIZED BRAIN HEALTH PROGRAMS

• US 20150018630A1
• Filed: 07/15/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brain Corporation
• Original Assignee: Neurexpand Brain Center LLC
• Inventors: FOTUHI, Majid
• Application Number:
  US14/332,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20150018630A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/055 involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/372 Analysis of electroencephalograms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4064 Evaluating the brain A61B5/031, A61B5/369, A61B5/14553 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4088 Diagnosing of monitoring cognitive diseases, e.g. Alzheimer, prion diseases or dementia
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4815 Sleep quality
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/06 Measuring blood flow measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F1/66, G01F1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0808 for diagnosis of the brain
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/565 involving data transmission via a network

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media for generating comprehensive and personalized brain health programs are described. The brain health programs may be configured to improve the brain health of a patient, including improving patient cognitive function and/or increasing hippocampal volume. The brain health programs may use various interventions, including, without limitation, exercises, activities, habits, and diet, that are directed toward certain aspects of a patient'"'"'s brain and/or brain function, such as memory abilities or increasing the size of the hippocampus or other parts of the brain.

Claims

1. A method for generating at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving health information from the patient;

receiving diagnostic testing information associated with the patient;

generating a brain health assessment for the patient based on at least a portion of the health information and the diagnostic testing information, the brain health assessment comprising a plurality of brain health conditions; and

generating the at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program for the patient based on the at least one assessment, the at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program comprising a plurality of interventions configured to improve or maintain the plurality of brain health conditions.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving updated patient information and updated diagnostic testing information at a predetermined interval after the patient has started the comprehensive and personalized brain health program;

and

generating an updated assessment based on the updated patient information and updated diagnostic testing information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises information from at least one of the following:

patient medical records, a cognitive screening, a neurological exam, a physical exam, and a brain fitness assessment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic testing information comprises information from at least one of the following:

a blood test, a brain magnetic resonance imaging exam, a quantitative brain magnetic resonance imaging exam, a sleep study, a carotid ultrasound, a transcranial Doppler, a cardioupulmonary fitness test, a neurocognitive test, an actigraph, an electroencephalography, and a quantitative electroencephalography.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of brain health conditions comprise two or more of the following:

a neurological disease, reduced cerebral blood flow, hippocampal atrophy, cortical atrophy, lacunar stroke, white matter abnormalities, memory conditions, and cognitive conditions.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the neurological disease comprises at least one of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and Parkinson'"'"'s disease.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of interventions comprises at least two or more of the following:

brain exercises, sleep optimization, stress reduction, brain health diet, physical exercise, electroencephalography-based neurofeedback, counseling, and cognitive stimulation.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein to improve or maintain the plurality of brain health conditions comprises causing an increase hippocampal volume.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the increase in hippocampal volume is sustained for at least one year.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive updated patient information and updated diagnostic testing information at a predetermined interval after the patient has started the comprehensive and personalized brain health program;

and

generate an updated assessment based on the updated patient information and updated diagnostic testing information.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further contains one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to generate at least one updated comprehensive and personalized brain health program for the patient based on the at least one updated assessment.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the patient information comprises information from at least one of the following:

patient medical records, a cognitive screening, a neurological exam, a physical exam, and a brain fitness assessment.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the diagnostic testing information comprises information from at least one of the following:

a blood test, a brain magnetic resonance imaging exam, a quantitative brain magnetic resonance imaging exam, a sleep study, a carotid ultrasound, a transcranial Doppler, a cardiopulmonary fitness test, a neurocognitive test, an actigraph, an electroencephalography, and a quantitative electroencephalography.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of brain health conditions comprise two or more of the following:

a brain disease, reduced cerebral blood flow, hippocampal atrophy, cortical atrophy, lacunar stroke, white matter abnormalities, memory conditions, and cognitive conditions.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the brain disease comprises at least one of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease and Parkinson'"'"'s disease.

18. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of interventions comprises at least two or more of the following:

brain exercises, sleep optimization, stress reduction, brain health diet, physical exercise, electroencephalography-based neurofeedback, counseling, and cognitive stimulation.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein to improve or maintain the plurality of brain health conditions comprises causing an increase hippocampal volume.

3. The method of claim 3, further comprising generating at least one updated comprehensive and personalized brain health program for the patient based on the at least one updated assessment.

11. A system for generating at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program for a patient, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium in operable communication with the processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;

receive health information associated with the patient;

receive diagnostic testing information associated with the patient;

generate a brain health assessment for the patient based on at least a portion of the health information and the diagnostic testing information, the brain health assessment comprising a plurality of brain health conditions; and

generate the at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program for the patient based on the at least one assessment, the at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program comprising a plurality of interventions configured to improve or maintain the plurality of brain health conditions.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code configured to generate at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code comprising:

computer-readable program code configured to receive health information associated with the patient;

computer-readable program code configured to receive diagnostic testing information associated with the patient;

computer-readable program code configured to generate a brain health assessment for the patient based on at least a portion of the health information and the diagnostic testing information, the brain health assessment comprising a plurality of brain health conditions; and

computer-readable program code configured to generate the at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program for the patient based on the at least one assessment, the at least one comprehensive and personalized brain health program comprising a plurality of interventions configured to improve or maintain the plurality of brain health conditions.