Quantitative sleep analysis system and method
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1. A system for analyzing sleep disorders of a subject comprising:
- at least one brain wave sensor that measures brain wave signals;
a component for delivering a stimulus to a subject;
a component for measuring a response by the subject to the delivered stimulus; and
a processor or computer that analyzes the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimulus to and the measured response from the subject, and determines whether the subject suffers from a sleeping disorder based on the analysis of the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimulus to and the measured response from the subject.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of analyzing a subject for excessive daytime sleepiness, and more particularly to a quick (short duration), quantitative method of sleep disorder analysis. The present invention additionally relates to a method that can be used to quantitatively measure the treatment endpoints for the subject, i.e., appropriate levels of stimulants. Additionally, the present invention relates to a device for sleep disorder analysis.
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1. A system for analyzing sleep disorders of a subject comprising:
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at least one brain wave sensor that measures brain wave signals; a component for delivering a stimulus to a subject; a component for measuring a response by the subject to the delivered stimulus; and a processor or computer that analyzes the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimulus to and the measured response from the subject, and determines whether the subject suffers from a sleeping disorder based on the analysis of the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimulus to and the measured response from the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for analyzing sleep disorders of a subject comprising:
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at least two brain wave sensors that measures brain wave signals; a component for delivering at least different types of stimuli to a subject; a component for subject to receive the delivered stimuli; a component for measuring a response by the subject to the delivered stimuli; and a processor or computer that analyzes the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimuli to and response from the subject, and determines whether the subject suffers from a sleeping disorder based on the analysis of the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimuli to and response from the subject. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for analyzing sleep disorders of a subject comprising:
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at least one brain wave sensor that measures brain wave signals; a component for delivering a non-continuous stimulus to a subject for at least 10 minutes; a component for measuring, at least at 200 Hz, a response by the subject to the delivered stimuli; and a processor or computer that analyzes the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimuli to and the measured response from the subject, and determines whether the subject suffers from a sleeping disorder based on the analysis of the measured brain wave signals in relation to the stimuli to and the measured response from the subject. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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