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US 2010/0145428 A1Published application
Method of using spinal cord stimulation to treat neurological disorders or conditions
AssigneeAdvanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
InventorsTracy Cameron, Christopher Chavez
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Abstract
The present invention involves methods and systems for using electrical stimulation to treat neurological disorders. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead that is in communication with spinal nervous tissue associated with a first, second, or third cervical vertebral segment to result in spinal nervous tissue stimulation, thus treating a wide variety of neurological disorders.
Claims5
A method of treating a cognitive disorder in a patient comprising the steps of:
- surgically implanting a stimulation lead within the patient such that at least one electrode of the lead is positioned in communication with spinal nervous tissue of the dorsal column at one or more areas of a first, second, or third cervical vertebral segment of the patient;
- coupling the lead to a pulse generator;
- generating electrical pulses using a pulse generator;
- conducting the electrical pulses from the pulse generator through a stimulation lead;
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- applying the electrical pulses to stimulate nervous tissue of the dorsal column at one or more areas of a first, second, or third cervical vertebral segment of the patient utilizing the at least one electrode of the stimulation lead, wherein the applying the electrical pulses effectively treats the cognitive disorder in the patient.
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