Method, system and apparatus for automated termination of a therapy for an epileptic event upon a determination of effects of a therapy
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting an epileptic event in a patient based on at least one detection body signal selected from a kinetic signal indicative of an epileptic event or a cognitive responsiveness signal;
applying an electrical therapy to a first target tissue in at least one of a brain region or a cranial nerve of said patient in response to said detecting the event;
receiving an efficacy body signal while applying the electrical therapy, wherein said efficacy body signal is selected from at least one of an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal;
determining whether said efficacy body signal indicates that said electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic event; and
terminating the application of said electrical therapy if the determining indicates that the electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic event.
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Abstract
A method comprising detecting an epileptic event in a patient; applying an electrical therapy to a first target area in at least one of a brain region or a cranial nerve of said patient in response to said detecting; receiving a body signal responsive to the electrical therapy, wherein said body signal is selected from an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, or a tissue stress marker signal; determining whether said body signal indicates that said electrical therapy has an efficacious effect; and terminating the application of said electrical therapy if the response indicates that the electrical therapy has an efficacious effect. An apparatus capable of performing the method. A non-transitive, computer-readable storage device for storing data that when executed by a processor, perform the method.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting an epileptic event in a patient based on at least one detection body signal selected from a kinetic signal indicative of an epileptic event or a cognitive responsiveness signal; applying an electrical therapy to a first target tissue in at least one of a brain region or a cranial nerve of said patient in response to said detecting the event; receiving an efficacy body signal while applying the electrical therapy, wherein said efficacy body signal is selected from at least one of an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal; determining whether said efficacy body signal indicates that said electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic event; and terminating the application of said electrical therapy if the determining indicates that the electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic 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)
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23. A method for providing a therapy for a patient, comprising:
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detecting an epileptic seizure onset based upon at least the patient'"'"'s cardiac signal and a body movement signal of the patient which is indicative of an epileptic event; applying an electrical therapy to a first target tissue in a cranial nerve of said patient in response to said detecting the epileptic seizure onset; receiving an efficacy body signal while applying the electrical therapy, wherein said efficacy body signal comprises at least one of the patient'"'"'s cardiac signal, a body movement signal of the patient, and a respiration signal of the patient; determining whether said efficacy body signal indicates that said electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the epileptic seizure; and terminating the application of said electrical therapy if the determining indicates that the electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic event.
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