Method and apparatus for electromagnetic treatment of head, cerebral and neural injury in animals and humans
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1. A non-invasive method for treating a traumatic neurological injury or condition in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- externally placing a pulsed electromagnetic device in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull;
generating a first pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source, having a strength of 200 milliGauss or less wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 5-50 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz;
applying the external pulsed electromagnetic field to the target region affected by the neurological injury or condition, wherein the neurological injury or condition includes traumatic brain injury (TBI); and
reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by applying the external pulsed electromagnetic field.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating neurological injury and conditions, in particular, traumatic brain injury and physiological responses arising from injury or conditions. These treatment methods can include the steps of generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source and applying the pulsed electromagnetic field 1 in proximity to a target region affected by the neurological injury or condition to reduce a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition.
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34 Claims
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1. A non-invasive method for treating a traumatic neurological injury or condition in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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externally placing a pulsed electromagnetic device in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull; generating a first pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source, having a strength of 200 milliGauss or less wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 5-50 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; applying the external pulsed electromagnetic field to the target region affected by the neurological injury or condition, wherein the neurological injury or condition includes traumatic brain injury (TBI); and reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by applying the external pulsed electromagnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-invasive method for treating a traumatic neurological injury or condition in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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externally placing a pulsed electromagnetic device in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull; generating a first pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source, having a strength of 200 milliGauss or less wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 5-50 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; applying the first pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by the neurological injury or condition, wherein the neurological injury or condition includes traumatic brain injury (TBI); reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition for a first treatment interval by applying the first pulsed electromagnetic field; discontinuing the application of the first pulsed electromagnetic field for an inter-treatment period greater than zero; and applying a second pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to the target region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-invasive method for treating a traumatic neurological injury or condition in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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externally placing a pulsed electromagnetic device in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull; pre-programming a pulsed electromagnetic waveform to treat a target brain region affected by a neurological injury or condition, wherein the neurological injury or condition includes traumatic brain injury (TBI); placing the pulsed electromagnetic device adjacent to the target brain region; generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source, having a strength of 200 milliGauss or less wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 5-50 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz, the pulsed electromagnetic field including the pulsed electromagnetic waveform; applying the pulsed electromagnetic field to the target brain region affected by the traumatic brain injury; and accelerating and increasing the binding of Ca2+ to Calmodulin in the target brain region and reducing a physiological response to the traumatic brain injury by applying the pulsed electromagnetic field.
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31. A non-invasive method of promoting neurological repair or growth following a traumatic neurological injury or condition comprising:
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placing a treatment coil of a self-contained, lightweight, and portable treatment apparatus externally to a target treatment site through the skull in need of repair or development, wherein the treatment apparatus comprises a conformable coil having one or more turns of wire and a control circuit; generating an electromagnetic field using the treatment coil, having a strength of 200 milliGauss or less wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 5-50 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; delivering the electromagnetic field to the target treatment site using the treatment coil; and reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by delivering the electromagnetic field, wherein the neurological injury or condition includes traumatic brain injury (TBI). - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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