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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2010
Asaf Keller, Baltimore, MD (US);
Radi Masri, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Raimi Quiton, Baltimore, MD (US);
Asaf Keller, Baltimore, MD (US);
Radi Masri, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Raimi Quiton, Baltimore, MD (US);
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
Central pain syndrome (CPS) is a debilitating condition that affects a large number of patients with a primary lesion or dysfunction in the central nervous system. Despite its discovery over a century ago, the pathophysiology underlying the development and maintenance of CPS is poorly understood. The present invention is drawn to novel methods of treating CPS. In certain aspects, the invention is drawn to the novel discovery of the role of the zona incerta (ZI) in CPS and methods of exploiting this novel discovery for the treatment of CPS.