Systems and methods for selecting stimulation sites and applying treatment, including treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, and/or drug side effects
First Claim
1. A method for treating neurological dysfunction, comprising:
- determining that a patient'"'"'s neurological disorder, not caused by external electrical stimulation, affects an aspect of the patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning;
based at least in part on determining that the neurological disorder affects an aspect of a patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning, treating the patient'"'"'s disorder by implanting at least one electrode device so that a first electrical contact is over one of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area of the patient'"'"'s brain, and a second electrical contact is over another of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area, at least one of the first and second electrical contacts being positioned at a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is located between the interhemispheric fissure and the Sylvian fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain, both the first and second electrical contacts being positioned within the patient'"'"'s skull, proximate the dura mater and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain; and
applying electrical stimulation to the patient'"'"'s brain via the at least one electrode device, independently of the patient'"'"'s brain activity level immediately prior to applying the stimulation.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for treating movement disorders are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment can include determining that the movement disorder affects the patient'"'"'s gait, oral functioning, and/or other functioning, and applying electrical stimulation proximate to the interhemispheric fissure, the Sylvian fissure, or between the two fissures, respectively. In another embodiment, the method can include selecting at least one neural process from among a plurality of processes sequentially carried out by a patient to cause a muscle movement in the patient (e.g., a planning process, an initiation process, and an execution process), and applying electrical stimulation to a location of the patient'"'"'s brain associated with the at least one neural process.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for treating neurological dysfunction, comprising:
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determining that a patient'"'"'s neurological disorder, not caused by external electrical stimulation, affects an aspect of the patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning; based at least in part on determining that the neurological disorder affects an aspect of a patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning, treating the patient'"'"'s disorder by implanting at least one electrode device so that a first electrical contact is over one of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area of the patient'"'"'s brain, and a second electrical contact is over another of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area, at least one of the first and second electrical contacts being positioned at a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is located between the interhemispheric fissure and the Sylvian fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain, both the first and second electrical contacts being positioned within the patient'"'"'s skull, proximate the dura mater and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain; and applying electrical stimulation to the patient'"'"'s brain via the at least one electrode device, independently of the patient'"'"'s brain activity level immediately prior to applying the stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for treating a neurological dysfunction, comprising:
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determining that a patient'"'"'s neurological disorder, not caused by external electrical stimulation, affects an aspect of the patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning; based at least in part on determining that the neurological disorder affects an aspect of a patient'"'"'s movement other than the patient'"'"'s gait and the patient'"'"'s oral functioning, treating the patient'"'"'s disorder by implanting at least one electrode device so that a first electrical contact is over one of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area of the patient'"'"'s brain, and a second electrical contact is over another of the motor cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area, at least one of the first and second electrical contacts being positioned at a region of the patient'"'"'s brain that is located between the interhemispheric fissure and the Sylvian fissure of the patient'"'"'s brain, both the first and second electrical contacts being positioned within the patient'"'"'s skull, proximate the dura mater and outside a cortical surface of the patient'"'"'s brain on the same side of the central sulcus of the patient'"'"'s brain; and applying stimulation to the patient'"'"'s brain via the at least one electrode device, independently of the patient'"'"'s brain activity level immediately prior to applying the stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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