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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Gregory Frederick Molnar, St. Paul, MN (US);
Luke Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
David Escobar Sanabria, St. Paul, MN (US);
Edward Mark Bello, II, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jerrold L. Vitek, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew D. Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Described here is a deep brain stimulation ('DBS') approach that targets several relevant nodes within brain circuitry, while monitoring multiple symptoms for efficacy. This approach to multi-symptom monitoring and stimulation therapy may be used as an extra stimulation setting in extant DBS devices, particularly those equipped for both stimulation and sensing. The therapeutic efficacy of DBS devices is extended by optimizing them for multiple symptoms (such as sleep disturbance in addition to movement disorders), thus increasing quality of life for patients.