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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Ryan D'arcy, North Vancouver, CA;
Donald F. Weaver, Halifax, CA;
Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Halifax, CA;
Careesa Liu, Halifax, CA;
Lauren Sculthorpe-petley, Halifax, CA;
Ryan D'arcy, North Vancouver, CA;
Donald F. Weaver, Halifax, CA;
Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Halifax, CA;
Careesa Liu, Halifax, CA;
Lauren Sculthorpe-Petley, Halifax, CA;
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CA;
Abstract
A method for analysis of the extent of conscious awareness and likelihood of recovery of a patient includes the steps of applying to the patient a sensory stimulus sequence which is typically auditory; carrying out an EEG to generate waveform signals to record changes in the electromagnetic fields generated by the patient's neural activity; using software provided in a processor to process the waveform signals in order to locate waveform peaks, identify the event-related potential (ERP) components obtained in the waveform and to obtain quantitative measures of those components; and using the software to generate and communicate scores indicative of the extent of conscious awareness and likelihood of recovery of the patient.