Enhanced Spatial Summation for Deep-Brain Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
AssigneesRio Grande Neurosciences, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leeland Stanford Junior University
InventorM. Bret Schneider
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Abstract
Methods of stimulating a target deep brain region using multiple Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) electromagnets positioned over a predetermined cortical regions each having a first-order connection to a target deep brain region and applying TMS so that the applied TMS induces spatial summation and thereby modulation of the target deep brain region.
Claims9
A method of stimulating a target deep brain region using multiple Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) electromagnets, the method comprising:
- positioning a first TMS electromagnet over a first predetermined cortical region having a first-order connection to a target deep brain region;
- positioning a second TMS electromagnet over a second predetermined cortical region having a first-order connection to the target deep brain region;
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- applying TMS from both the first and second TMS electromagnets so that the applied TMS induces spatial summation of signals received at the target deep brain region from the first and second cortical regions.
A method of treating a patient for a disorder by stimulating a target deep brain region using multiple Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) electromagnets to induce spatial summation from various cortical regions at the target deep brain region, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of discrete TMS electromagnets over a plurality of predetermined cortical regions each having a first-order connection to a target deep brain region, so that each TMS electromagnet can apply TMS to one of the predetermined cortical regions;
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- treating the patient by applying TMS from the plurality of TMS electromagnets so that the applied TMS induces spatial summation of signals received at the deep brain region from the plurality of cortical regions.
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