Deep brain stimulation for sleep and movement disorders
First Claim
1. A method comprising, with one or more processors:
- determining a sleep stage of a patient;
controlling an electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a substantia nigra of a brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage; and
controlling the electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a subthalamic nucleus of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage of the patient,wherein delivery of electrical stimulation to the substantia nigra and delivery of electrical stimulation to the subthalamic nucleus are independently controlled by the one or more processors.
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Abstract
Delivery of electrical stimulation to the substantia nigra and the subthalamic nucleus of a brain of a patient are independently controlled in order to treat sleep and movement disorders. Electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus may be effective in treating symptoms associated with a movement disorder, and electrical stimulation of the substantia nigra may be effective in treating symptoms associated with a sleep disorder. During a sleep state of the patient, a sleep stage of the patient may be determined, and an electrical stimulation device may be controlled based on the determined sleep stage. Electrical stimulation of the substantia nigra and subthalamic nucleus may be delivered at substantially the same time or at different times.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising, with one or more processors:
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determining a sleep stage of a patient; controlling an electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a substantia nigra of a brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage; and controlling the electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a subthalamic nucleus of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage of the patient, wherein delivery of electrical stimulation to the substantia nigra and delivery of electrical stimulation to the subthalamic nucleus are independently controlled by the one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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an electrical stimulation device; and a processor that determines a sleep stage of a patient, controls the electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a substantia nigra of a brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage, and controls the electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a subthalamic nucleus of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage of the patient, wherein the processor independently controls the delivery of electrical stimulation to the substantia nigra and the subthalamic nucleus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:
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determine a sleep stage of a patient based on a brain signal sensed within a brain of the patient; control an electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a substantia nigra of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage; and control the electrical stimulation device to deliver electrical stimulation to a subthalamic nucleus of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage of the patient, wherein the instructions cause the programmable processor to independently control the electrical stimulation to deliver stimulation to the substantia nigra and the subthalamic nucleus. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system comprising:
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means for generating and delivering electrical stimulation to a brain of a patient; means for determining a sleep stage of a patient; means for controlling the means for generating and delivering electrical stimulation to deliver electrical stimulation to a substantia nigra of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage; and means for controlling the means for generating and delivering electrical stimulation to deliver electrical stimulation to a subthalamic nucleus of the brain of the patient based on the determined sleep stage of the patient, wherein the means for controlling the means for generating and delivering electrical stimulation to deliver electrical stimulation to the subthalamic nucleus controls the delivery of electrical stimulation to the subthalamic nucleus independently of the delivery of electrical stimulation to the substantia nigra. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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