Apparatus and method for electromagnetic treatment of neurological injury or condition caused by a stroke
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1. A method for treating a neurological injury or condition caused by a stroke in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- placing a pulsed electromagnetic device comprising a pulsed electromagnetic field source external to a patient'"'"'s head and in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull;
generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from the pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz;
applying the pulsed electromagnetic field through the skull to the target region affected by the neurological injury or condition caused by the stroke; and
reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by applying the pulsed electromagnetic field,wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field has a strength of 200 milliGauss or less.
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Abstract
Described herein are methods of treating neurological injury and conditions, in particular symptoms and complications arising from or caused by a stroke. 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 in proximity to a target region.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for treating a neurological injury or condition caused by a stroke in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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placing a pulsed electromagnetic device comprising a pulsed electromagnetic field source external to a patient'"'"'s head and in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull; generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from the pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; applying the pulsed electromagnetic field through the skull to the target region affected by the neurological injury or condition caused by the stroke; and reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by applying the pulsed electromagnetic field, wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field has a strength of 200 milliGauss or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for treating a neurological injury or condition caused by a stroke in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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placing a pulsed electromagnetic device comprising a pulsed electromagnetic field source external to a patient'"'"'s head and in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull; generating a first pulsed electromagnetic field from the pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; applying the first pulsed electromagnetic field through the skull to the target region affected by the neurological injury or condition caused by the stroke for a first treatment interval; reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition 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 externally applying a second pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to the target region through the skull, wherein the first and second pulsed electromagnetic fields each have strengths of 200 milliGauss or less. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for treating a neurological injury or condition caused by a stroke in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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placing a pulsed electromagnetic device comprising a pulsed electromagnetic field source external to a patient'"'"'s head and in proximity to a target region for treatment through a skull; generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from the pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; applying the pulsed electromagnetic field through the skull to the target brain region affected by the neurological injury or condition caused by the stroke; and modulating microglia activation in the target brain region and reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by applying the pulsed electromagnetic field, wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field has a strength of 200 milliGauss or less. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of promoting neurological repair or growth following a neurological injury or condition caused by a stroke comprising:
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placing a treatment coil of a self-contained, lightweight, and portable treatment apparatus externally to a target treatment site 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 wherein the electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; delivering the electromagnetic field to the target treatment site through a skull using the treatment coil; and reducing a physiological response to the neurological injury or condition by delivering the electromagnetic field, wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field has a strength of 200 milliGauss or less. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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