Deep brain stimulation for sleep disorders

A system comprising:

• an electrical stimulation generator;
• and
• a processor configured to determine a patient is in a sleep state and control the electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to an external portion of a globus pallidus of a brain of the patient based on the determination that the patient is in the sleep state.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine a patient is in a sleep state;
• and
• in response to determining the patient is in the sleep state, control an electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to an external portion of a globus pallidus of a brain of the patient based on the determination that the patient is in the sleep state.

A method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, a patient is in an awake state;
• and
• controlling, by the processor, an electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to an external portion of a globus pallidus of a brain of the patient based on the determination that the patient is in the awake state.

A system comprising:

• an electrical stimulation generator;
• and
• a processor configured to determine a patient is in an awake state and control the electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to an external portion of a globus pallidus of a brain of the patient based on the determination that the patient is in the awake state.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine a patient is in an awake state;
• and
• in response to determining the patient is in the awake state, control an electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to an external portion of a globus pallidus of a brain of the patient based on the determination that the patient is in the awake state.