Responsive therapy for psychiatric disorders
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1. A method for treating a psychiatric disorder with an implantable apparatus in a human patient, the method comprising:
- receiving a detected signal from a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to sense information from the cingulate cortex of a patient'"'"'s brain;
identifying a detected event in the detected signal, wherein the detected signal is characteristic of the psychiatric disorder or a symptom of the psychiatric disorder;
positioning an electrode array so that a plurality of electrodes are positioned within or along the cingulate cortex so that the electrodes cover an area that extends over substantially the entire length of the cingulate cortex;
in response to the detected event, causing a therapy subsystem to apply a therapy using at least one of the electrodes in the electrode array; and
recording the information sensed from the cingulate cortex of the patient'"'"'s brain on a scheduled basis.
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Abstract
An implantable neurostimulator system for treating psychiatric disorders includes scheduled and responsive therapy capabilities including responsive stimulation applied to the cingulate gyrus of the brain. Methods for treating depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, schizophrenia, and autism and other developmental disorders employ an inventive system to advantageously reduce symptoms and address underlying causes of the disorders.
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1. A method for treating a psychiatric disorder with an implantable apparatus in a human patient, the method comprising:
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receiving a detected signal from a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to sense information from the cingulate cortex of a patient'"'"'s brain; identifying a detected event in the detected signal, wherein the detected signal is characteristic of the psychiatric disorder or a symptom of the psychiatric disorder; positioning an electrode array so that a plurality of electrodes are positioned within or along the cingulate cortex so that the electrodes cover an area that extends over substantially the entire length of the cingulate cortex; in response to the detected event, causing a therapy subsystem to apply a therapy using at least one of the electrodes in the electrode array; and recording the information sensed from the cingulate cortex of the patient'"'"'s brain on a scheduled basis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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