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AssigneeKNOW Bio, LLC
InventorsAntony van de Ven, Nathan Stasko, F. Neal Hunter, David Emerson, Cui Cui Bao
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Devices and methods for treating central nervous system disorders by administering light to a user are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices are positioned away from the user, and in other embodiments, the devices are attached to the user. In some embodiments, the light is applied through the users skin, and in other embodiments, through an implanted or percutaneous device. Representative central nervous system disorders include cognitive, motor, and behavioral disorders. Where these disorders include an inflammatory component, light is administered at wavelengths which decrease inflammation in the brain. Where these disorders are caused by poor vascularization, light is administered at wavelengths which improve vascularization in the brain. The methods also include repairing damage to the blood brain barrier, and can be used to more effectively administer drugs, such as anticancer drugs, to the brain.
A method for treating central nervous system disorders, comprising administering light to a patient in need of treatment thereof, wherein the light comprises a first wavelength that reduces inflammation in the brain, and a second wavelength that increases vascularization in the brain, and wherein the light is administered in a manner that repairs damage to the blood brain barrier by positioning one or more light sources that generate the first wavelength and the second wavelength at a spaced distance from a scalp of the patient and administering the light to penetrate the scalp.
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