Systems and methods for selecting stimulation sites and applying treatment, including treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, and/or drug side effects
First Claim
1. A method for treating a neurological dysfunction, comprising:
- determining that a patient'"'"'s neurological disorder affects patient movement;
implanting at least one electrode device, based at least in part on the determination, so that a first electrical contact is over one of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area of the patient'"'"'s brain, and a second electrical contact is over another of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area, the first and second electrical contacts being positioned proximate the dura mater and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain; and
applying electrical signals to at least one of the first and second contacts.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for treating movement disorders are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment can include determining that the movement disorder affects the patient'"'"'s gait, oral functioning, and/or other functioning, and applying electrical stimulation proximate to the interhemispheric fissure, the Sylvian fissure, or between the two fissures, respectively. In another embodiment, the method can include selecting at least one neural process from among a plurality of processes sequentially carried out by a patient to cause a muscle movement in the patient (e.g., a planning process, an initiation process, and an execution process), and applying electrical stimulation to a location of the patient'"'"'s brain associated with the at least one neural process.
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1. A method for treating a neurological dysfunction, comprising:
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determining that a patient'"'"'s neurological disorder affects patient movement; implanting at least one electrode device, based at least in part on the determination, so that a first electrical contact is over one of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area of the patient'"'"'s brain, and a second electrical contact is over another of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area, the first and second electrical contacts being positioned proximate the dura mater and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain; and applying electrical signals to at least one of the first and second contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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