Cranial nerve stimulation to treat eating disorders
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1. A method of treating a patient having an eating disorder using an implantable medical device, comprising:
- applying a stimulus to said patient using said implantable medical device;
detecting at least one response selected from the group consisting of a refractory period, a signal latency, a synaptic latency, a synaptic jitter, and a conduction delay resulting from said stimulus;
comparing said at least one response resulting from said stimulus to at least one response associated with a predetermined threshold to detect a change in said response; and
applying an electrical signal to a portion of a vagus nerve of said patient based upon said change in said response, for treating an eating disorder of the patient.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of treating a patient having an eating disorder involving coupling at least one electrode to at least one cranial nerve of the patient, implanting a sensory stimulation device in the patient, applying a sensory stimulus to the patient using the sensory stimulation device, detecting the patient'"'"'s response to the sensory stimulus, and applying an electrical signal to the cranial nerve using the electrode after detecting the response to treat the eating disorder. The methods and systems are effective in treating bulimia.
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1. A method of treating a patient having an eating disorder using an implantable medical device, comprising:
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applying a stimulus to said patient using said implantable medical device; detecting at least one response selected from the group consisting of a refractory period, a signal latency, a synaptic latency, a synaptic jitter, and a conduction delay resulting from said stimulus; comparing said at least one response resulting from said stimulus to at least one response associated with a predetermined threshold to detect a change in said response; and applying an electrical signal to a portion of a vagus nerve of said patient based upon said change in said response, for treating an eating disorder of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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