Methods of improving neuropsychological function in patients with neurocognitive disorders
AssigneeThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation
InventorsAli Rezai, Cynthia S. Kubu
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder by chemical or electrically modulating a target site(s) in the ventral striatum/ventral capsule region. Methods also include modulating the treatment based on a closed-loop feedback system that measures bodily activities associated with the neuropsychological function (i.e. that help to determine whether a neuropsychological function is or can be improved.
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A method of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder, the method comprising:
- placing a delivery device on a target site in the ventral capsule/ventral striatum region;
- and
- activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to the target site to improve the neuropsychological function in the patient.
A method of improving a neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder, the method comprising:
- providing a delivery device;
- and
- activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to a target site of a ventral capsule/ventral striatum region in response to a sensor signal which detects a bodily activity associated with the neuropsychological function to improve the neuropsychological function in the patient.
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