Neurological pathology diagnostic apparatus and methods

• US 7,087,015 B1
• Filed: 01/31/2000
• Issued: 08/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Katherine Priestley
• Original Assignee: Panmedix Incorporated
• Inventors: Yee, Philip, Shchogolev, Vladislav, Theodoracopulos, Alexis, Kaplan, Darin F, Erlanger, David Michael, Comrie, McDonald
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASTORINO, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US09/494,475
• Time in Patent Office: 2,381 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 600/544, 600/545, 128/900, 128903-905, 128920-925, 705 2- 4, 434/262, 434236-238
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/904 Telephone telemetry

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for rapidly diagnosing the presence or absence of the symptoms of neurological pathology caused by physical head trauma (such as occurs in contact sports or automobile collisions), disease (such as occurs in Alzheimer'"'"'s disease), toxins (substance abuse or environmental toxins) or infection (such as occurs as a side effect of later-stage AIDS infection). These inventions are useful for diagnosing neurological pathology, as well as for monitoring recovery from or maintenance or progression of neurological pathology.

Claims

1. A method of measuring the cognitive performance of an individual comprising:

a. the individual completing at least one cognitive test with at least one testing protocol;

b. storing results of said at least one cognitive test in a computer readable media; and

c. applying a reliable change technique to obtain a statistically meaningful inference of a neurological pathology, wherein the reliable change technique uses at least one baseline of the individual.