Decentralized patient management method
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1. A method of evaluating the efficacy of treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder of a patient at a remote site comprising the steps of:
- presenting a first cognitive task to the patient at the remote site;
recording a first steady state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) corresponding to when the patient is presented with the first cognitive task;
administering a dose of psychotropic medication to the patient;
presenting a second cognitive task to the patient at the remote site, the second cognitive task being similar to or the same as the first cognitive task;
recording a second steady state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) corresponding to when the patient is presented with the second cognitive task; and
assessing at a central site the efficacy of the psychotropic medication on the basis of differences between the first and second SSVEPs.
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Abstract
A system (2) for evaluating the efficiency of therapeutic treatments of patients (40) located at remote sites (6) by communicating a cognitive task to the remote site via a network (10) which provides two-way communication between a central analysis site and the remote sites, presenting the task to the patient before, during, or after carrying out a therapeutic intervention or treatment, detecting brain response from the patient, and communicating this response to the central analysis site via the network.
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1. A method of evaluating the efficacy of treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder of a patient at a remote site comprising the steps of:
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presenting a first cognitive task to the patient at the remote site;
recording a first steady state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) corresponding to when the patient is presented with the first cognitive task;
administering a dose of psychotropic medication to the patient;
presenting a second cognitive task to the patient at the remote site, the second cognitive task being similar to or the same as the first cognitive task;
recording a second steady state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) corresponding to when the patient is presented with the second cognitive task; and
assessing at a central site the efficacy of the psychotropic medication on the basis of differences between the first and second SSVEPs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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