Methods of improving neuropsychological function in patients with neurocognitive disorders
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1. A method of improving neuropsychological dysfunction in a patient suffering from an acquired brain injury disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder, the method comprising:
- identifying a patient suffering from an acquired brain injury disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder;
measuring the patient'"'"'s neuropsychological function;
determining if the patient suffers from neuropsychological dysfunction based on the measurement;
placing a delivery device on a target site in the ventral striatum, ventral capsule, or intersection of the ventral capsule and ventral striatum of the patient;
activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to the target site; and
identifying improvements in the neuropsychological dysfunction in the patient based on the activation.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder by chemical or electrically modulating a target site(s) in the ventral striatum/ventral capsule region. Methods also include modulating the treatment based on a closed-loop feedback system that measures bodily activities associated with the neuropsychological function (i.e. that help to determine whether a neuropsychological function is or can be improved.
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1. A method of improving neuropsychological dysfunction in a patient suffering from an acquired brain injury disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder, the method comprising:
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identifying a patient suffering from an acquired brain injury disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder; measuring the patient'"'"'s neuropsychological function; determining if the patient suffers from neuropsychological dysfunction based on the measurement; placing a delivery device on a target site in the ventral striatum, ventral capsule, or intersection of the ventral capsule and ventral striatum of the patient; activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to the target site; and identifying improvements in the neuropsychological dysfunction in the patient based on the activation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of improving neuropsychological dysfunction in a patient suffering from an acquired brain injury disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder, the method comprising:
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identifying a patient suffering from an acquired brain injury disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder; measuring the patient'"'"'s neuropsychological function; determining if the patient suffers from neuropsychological dysfunction based on the measurement; activating a delivery device to apply an activation signal to a target site of the ventral striatum, ventral capsule, or intersection of the ventral capsule and ventral striatum of the patient in response to a sensor signal which detects a bodily activity associated with the neuropsychological function; and identifying improvements in the neuropsychological dysfunction in the patient based on the sensor signal.
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