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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2015
Applicants:

Yuri P. Danilov, Middleton, WI (US);

Mitchell E. Tyler, Madison, WI (US);

Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Madison, WI (US);

Inventors:

Yuri P. Danilov, Middleton, WI (US);

Mitchell E. Tyler, Madison, WI (US);

Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Madison, WI (US);

Assignee:

Neurohabilitation Corporation, Newtown, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36103 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a patient suffering from neural impairment, stimulation is provided to sensory surfaces of the face and/or neck, or more generally to areas of the body that stimulate the trigeminal nerve, while performing an activity intended to stimulate a brain function to be rehabilitated. The simulation may then be continued after the performance of the activity has ceased. It has been found that the patient's performance of the activity is then improved after stimulation has ceased. Moreover, it tends to improve to a greater extent, and/or for a longer time, when the post-activity stimulation is applied, as compared to when postactivity stimulation is not applied.


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