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US 2013/0304153 A1Published application
Brain-Related Chronic Pain Disorder Treatment Method and Apparatus
AssigneeCerephex Corporation
InventorsJeffrey B. Hargrove, Robert M. Ford, Buckley D. Beranek
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Abstract
A method for treating brain-related chronic pain disorders in human subjects includes assessing the brain function of a subject suffering from chronic pain, diagnosing a chronic pain-related abnormal brain condition, and mitigating the abnormal brain activity by applying an electrical stimulation signal to tissues corresponding to at least one area of abnormal brain activity.
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A method for treating brain-related chronic pain disorders, the method including the steps of:
- assessing the brain function of a subject suffering from chronic pain;
- determining a pain-related abnormal brain condition by determining the presence of brain dysfunction related to pain;
- locating at least one area of abnormal brain activity associated with the brain dysfunction;
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- mitigating the brain dysfunction by applying an electrical stimulation signal to tissues corresponding to the at least one area of abnormal brain activity.
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