Systems and methods for treating disorders of the central nervous system by modulation of brain networks
First Claim
1. A method of treating a brain disorder of a patient comprising:
- implanting at least a first and a second electrode in a first and a second region of a brain network associated with the brain disorder of the patient;
implanting an implantable neurostimulation device, having a processor, a sensing subsystem, and a stimulation subsystem, the device configured to operate upon said first and said second electrode to provide at least one of sensing and stimulation;
operating the processor of the implantable neurostimulation device, to implement a therapy program which is configured for providing therapy of the brain network byoperating to control the sensing subsystem to operate upon the at least one of the first and second electrodes in order to sense data,operating to evaluate at least one measured feature, that is measured from the sensed data of at least two regions of the brain network, in relation to treatment criteria that define at least one network event, in order to detect the at least one type of network event, andoperating to control the stimulation subsystem to adjust stimulation as a function of the detected network event.
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Abstract
The present invention involves methods and systems for treatment of brain disorders using neuromodulation of brain networks. Treatment of one or more brain networks associated with a brain disorder is realized with a consideration of network dynamics and coupling effects such as indirect stimulation of non-target regions. A brain modulation system (BMS) increases, decreases, or otherwise modulates network regional activity in a differential manner. Therapy may aim to maintain electrical or chemical (relative) characteristics within a specified range. Therapy is initiated/adjusted using network functional imaging data including the use of brain network modeling. Linking rules may guide in the setting and subsequent adjusting of the therapy related to regions of brain network. Novel techniques are described for deterring the emergence of neural adaptation and of unintentional/indirect modulation arising from connectivity between network structures.
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74 Claims
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1. A method of treating a brain disorder of a patient comprising:
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implanting at least a first and a second electrode in a first and a second region of a brain network associated with the brain disorder of the patient; implanting an implantable neurostimulation device, having a processor, a sensing subsystem, and a stimulation subsystem, the device configured to operate upon said first and said second electrode to provide at least one of sensing and stimulation; operating the processor of the implantable neurostimulation device, to implement a therapy program which is configured for providing therapy of the brain network by operating to control the sensing subsystem to operate upon the at least one of the first and second electrodes in order to sense data, operating to evaluate at least one measured feature, that is measured from the sensed data of at least two regions of the brain network, in relation to treatment criteria that define at least one network event, in order to detect the at least one type of network event, and operating to control the stimulation subsystem to adjust stimulation as a function of the detected network event. - 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An implantable neurostimulation device comprising:
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a sensing subsystem including a first and a second electrode configured for sensing data from a first and a second region of a brain network, said brain network being identified as related to a disorder of the central nervous system; a stimulation subsystem configured for stimulating at least a first region of the brain network, a processor subsystem configured to operate a therapy program the therapy program configured for providing therapy of the brain network by evaluating sensed data to detect network events and adjusting stimulation as a function of the detected network events wherein network events are detected by an evaluation protocol which evaluates the sensed data in relation to defined treatment criteria that define at least one network event. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. An implantable neurostimulation system including:
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a sensing subsystem including a first sensor configured for sensing data from at least one of a first and a second region of a brain network a stimulation subsystem configured for stimulating at least a first region of a brain network, a processor subsystem configured to operate a therapy program the therapy program configured for providing therapy of the brain network, the therapy program comprising; a sensing protocol configured to operate the sensing subsystem and obtain sensed data; an evaluation protocol configured to detect a network event by evaluating the sensed data in relation to a defined treatment criterion that defines a network event; and
,a stimulation protocol configured for adjusting stimulation provided by the stimulation subsystem as a function of the detected network event; wherein the network event is defined using data associated with at least two brain regions of the brain network.
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