Systems and methods for treatment of obesity and eating disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion
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1. A method of preventing eating disorders or treating patients with eating disorders, comprising:
- implanting at least one system control unit in at least one of the skull and the brain of the patient, wherein the at least one unit controls the delivery of at least one stimulus to at least one area of the brain affecting at least one eating disorder;
applying the at least one stimulus to the at least one area of the brain that exhibits chronic abnormal activity, in order to prevent or treat the at least one eating disorder, wherein the area is the nucleus of the solitary tract.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to at least treat or prevent obesity and/or other eating disorders uses at least one system control unit (SCU) producing electrical pulses delivered via electrodes implanted in the brain and/or producing drug infusion pulses, wherein the stimulating drug(s) are delivered to targeted areas in the brain.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of preventing eating disorders or treating patients with eating disorders, comprising:
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implanting at least one system control unit in at least one of the skull and the brain of the patient, wherein the at least one unit controls the delivery of at least one stimulus to at least one area of the brain affecting at least one eating disorder;
applying the at least one stimulus to the at least one area of the brain that exhibits chronic abnormal activity, in order to prevent or treat the at least one eating disorder, wherein the area is the nucleus of the solitary tract. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for preventing eating disorders or treating patients with eating disorders, comprising:
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implanting at least one system control unit in at least one of the skull and the brain of the patient, wherein the at least one unit controls the delivery of at least one stimulus to at least one area of the brain affecting at least one eating disorder;
applying the at least one stimulus to the at least one area of the brain in order to prevent or treat the at least one eating disorder, wherein the at least one area of the brain is nucleus of the solitary tract. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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