SPG stimulation for treating complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying that a subject has suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); and
treating vasospasm following the SAH by;
applying stimulation to at least one site of the subject, the stimulation selected from the group consisting of;
application of an electrical current, and application of a magnetic field, and the site selected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve, andconfiguring the stimulation to increase cerebral blood flow (CBF) of the subject.
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A method is provided including identifying that a subject has suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and treating a complication of the SAH by stimulating at least one site of the subject in conjunction with treating the SAH, the site selected from the group consisting of: a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying that a subject has suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); and treating vasospasm following the SAH by; applying stimulation to at least one site of the subject, the stimulation selected from the group consisting of;
application of an electrical current, and application of a magnetic field, and the site selected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve, andconfiguring the stimulation to increase cerebral blood flow (CBF) of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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