Method and apparatus for detection of nervous system disorders
First Claim
1. A method of detecting a neurological event following delivery of stimulation therapy, the method comprising:
- detecting a first neurological event using a first detection algorithm;
delivering stimulation therapy in response to detecting the first neurological event;
imposing a time delay before (1) detecting a subsequent neurological event using the first detection algorithm, and/or (2) delivering subsequent stimulation therapy based on the first detection algorithm; and
detecting a post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay using a second detection algorithm different than the first detection algorithm, the second detection algorithm comprisinginitializing a post-stimulation detection counter, C, to an initial value, C0,acquiring a stream of EEG signal data values following the delivery of the stimulation therapy,comparing the signal data values to a level cutoff,decrementing C by a decrement amount if a given data value is below the level cutoff,incrementing C by an increment amount if a given data value is equal to or exceeds the level cutoff,comparing C to a post-stimulation detection threshold, PSth, anddetecting the post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay if C equals or exceeds PSth.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Other embodiments include prediction of seizure activity based upon analysis of physiological signal levels. An embodiment of the invention monitors the quality of physiological signals, and may be able to compensate for signals of low signal quality. A further embodiment of the invention includes detection of seizure activity following the delivery of therapy.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of detecting a neurological event following delivery of stimulation therapy, the method comprising:
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detecting a first neurological event using a first detection algorithm; delivering stimulation therapy in response to detecting the first neurological event; imposing a time delay before (1) detecting a subsequent neurological event using the first detection algorithm, and/or (2) delivering subsequent stimulation therapy based on the first detection algorithm; and detecting a post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay using a second detection algorithm different than the first detection algorithm, the second detection algorithm comprising initializing a post-stimulation detection counter, C, to an initial value, C0, acquiring a stream of EEG signal data values following the delivery of the stimulation therapy, comparing the signal data values to a level cutoff, decrementing C by a decrement amount if a given data value is below the level cutoff, incrementing C by an increment amount if a given data value is equal to or exceeds the level cutoff, comparing C to a post-stimulation detection threshold, PSth, and detecting the post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay if C equals or exceeds PSth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium programmed with instructions for performing a method of detecting a neurological event following delivery of stimulation therapy, the medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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detect a first neurological event using a first detection algorithm; deliver stimulation therapy in response to detecting the first neurological event; impose a time delay before (1) detecting a subsequent neurological event using the first detection algorithm, and/or (2) delivering subsequent stimulation therapy based on the first detection algorithm; and detecting a post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay using a second detection algorithm different than the first detection algorithm, the second detection algorithm comprising initialize a post-stimulation detection counter, C, to an initial value, C0, acquire a stream of EEG signal data values following the delivery of the stimulation therapy, compare the signal data values to a level cutoff, decrement C by a decrement amount if a given data value is below the level cutoff, increment C by an increment amount if a given data value is equal to or exceeds the level cutoff, compare C to a post-stimulation detection threshold, PSth, and detect the post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay if C equals or exceeds PSth.
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18. A method of detecting a neurological event following delivery of stimulation therapy, the method comprising:
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detecting a first neurological event using a first detection algorithm; delivering stimulation therapy in response to detecting the first neurological event; imposing a time delay before (1) detecting a subsequent neurological event using the first detection algorithm, and/or (2) delivering subsequent stimulation therapy based on the first detection algorithm; detecting a post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay using a second detection algorithm different than the first detection algorithm, the second detection algorithm comprising initializing a post-stimulation detection counter, C, to an initial value, Co, acquiring a stream of EEG signal data values following the delivery of the stimulation therapy, comparing the signal data values to a level cutoff, decrementing C by a decrement amount if a given data value is below the level cutoff, incrementing C by an increment amount if a given data value is equal to or exceeds the level cutoff, comparing C to a post-stimulation detection threshold, PSth, and detecting the post-stimulation neurological event during the time delay if C equals or exceeds PSth; and delivering therapy during the time delay in response to detecting the post-stimulation neurological event. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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