Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a stimulation site in a language-disorder patient, comprising:
- administering a neuroexcitatory drug to a patient;
directing a patient to perform a language-based task, including directing the patient to repeat a noun;
directing information to be collected while the patient performs the language-based task with the neuroexcitatory drug active in the patient'"'"'s body, the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient'"'"'s brain while the patient performs the language-based task; and
based at least in part on the information, selecting a stimulation site within the patient'"'"'s skull, proximate the dura mater, and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain for receiving an electrode coupleable to an electrical current.
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Abstract
Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders. A method in accordance with one embodiment directing a patient to perform a language-based task, directing information to be collected, with the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient'"'"'s brain while the patient performs the language-based task, and, based at least in part on the information, selecting a stimulation site within the patient'"'"'s skull for receiving an electrode coupleable to an electrical current. In further embodiments, at least one electrode can be placed at the stimulation site, and the patient'"'"'s language disorder can be reduced by applying electrical stimulation directly to the stimulation site via the at least one electrode.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a stimulation site in a language-disorder patient, comprising:
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administering a neuroexcitatory drug to a patient; directing a patient to perform a language-based task, including directing the patient to repeat a noun; directing information to be collected while the patient performs the language-based task with the neuroexcitatory drug active in the patient'"'"'s body, the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient'"'"'s brain while the patient performs the language-based task; and based at least in part on the information, selecting a stimulation site within the patient'"'"'s skull, proximate the dura mater, and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain for receiving an electrode coupleable to an electrical current.
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2. A method for selecting a stimulation site in a language-disorder patient, comprising:
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administering a neuroexcitatory drug to a patient; directing the patient to perform a language-based task; directing information to be collected, the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient'"'"'s brain while the patient performs the language-based task with the neuroexcitatory drug active in the patient'"'"'s body; and based at least in part on the information, selecting a stimulation site within the patient'"'"'s skull for receiving an electrode coupleable to an electrical current. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37)
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34. The method of example 2, further comprising implanting an electrode at least proximate to the stimulation site and applying an electrical stimulation via the electrode.
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38. A method for treating a language disorder, comprising:
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administering a neuroexcitatory drug to a patient; directing the patient to perform a language-based task, including directing the patient to retrieve a word based on a letter cue; directing information to be collected while the patient performs the language-based task with the neuroexcitatory drug active in the patient'"'"'s body, the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient'"'"'s brain while the patient performs the language-based task; and at least reducing a language disorder of the patient by applying an electrical stimulation at least proximate to one or more stimulation sites, with locations of all the stimulation sites for receiving electrical stimulation at the patient'"'"'s brain being based at least in part on the information, and being proximate the dura mater and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for treating a language disorder, comprising:
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administering a neuroexcitatory drug to a patient; directing the patient to perform a language-based task; directing information to be collected while the patient performs the language-based task with the neuroexcitatory drug active in the patient'"'"'s body, the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient'"'"'s brain while the patient performs the language-based task; and at least reducing a language disorder of the patient by applying an electrical stimulation at least proximate to a stimulation site, the location of the stimulation site being based at least in part on the information. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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