Systems and methods for treating medical conditions by stimulation of medial thalamic region
First Claim
1. A method of treating a condition selected from the group consisting of:
- a movement disorder or improvement of movement function, wherein the method comprises;
sensing neuronal electrical activity from a sensor placed in intralaminar nuclei of a patient;
delivering, in response to the sensing, a first stimulus to a first target site that is the intralaminar nuclei of the patient; and
delivering a second stimulus to a second target site selected from the group consisting of a globus pallidus interna, lateral thalamus, substantia nigra, pedunculopontine nuclei, premotor cortex, motor cortex, and sensory cortex, wherein the condition being treated is a movement disorder or improvement of movement function affected by the movement disorder.
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Abstract
A system for treating medical conditions by neuromodulation of one or more target sites in the nervous system. In certain embodiments, at least one of the target sites is the medial thalamic region, including the intralaminar nucleus and the adjacent white and grey matter. In certain embodiments, where there is more than one target site, the other target sites is elsewhere in the nervous system, including the globus pallidus interna, subthalamic nucleus, corpus callosum, cerebellum, cerebral cortex (including the premotor cortex, motor cortex, and sensory cortex), ventral striatum, lateral thalamus, substantia nigra, and pedunculopontine nuclei. The medical conditions include movement disorders or improvement of movement function, stroke, neuropsychiatric or neuropsychologic disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and pain. Methods for treating medical conditions by neuromodulation of the intralaminar nuclei either alone or in combination with another target site(s) is also provided.
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1. A method of treating a condition selected from the group consisting of:
- a movement disorder or improvement of movement function, wherein the method comprises;
sensing neuronal electrical activity from a sensor placed in intralaminar nuclei of a patient; delivering, in response to the sensing, a first stimulus to a first target site that is the intralaminar nuclei of the patient; and delivering a second stimulus to a second target site selected from the group consisting of a globus pallidus interna, lateral thalamus, substantia nigra, pedunculopontine nuclei, premotor cortex, motor cortex, and sensory cortex, wherein the condition being treated is a movement disorder or improvement of movement function affected by the movement disorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a movement disorder or improvement of movement function, wherein the method comprises;
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