US 6,743,182 B2 · Method for determining attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication dosage and for monitoring the effects of (ADHD) medication

Abstract

A method for determining the appropriate dosage of a medication to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in an individual who has ADHD comprising: sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject during a predetermined time interval when the subject is in an inactive state to provide sampled peripheral skin temperature data; analyzing the sampled peripheral skin temperature data for a pre-selected parameter to determine whether the pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADHD; and determining the proper dosage of a medication to treat ADHD based upon the determined value of the pre-selected parameter. At a time subsequent to administering the dosage, it is determined if a previously administered dosage of a medication is effective at removing the effects of ADHD as measured by this pre-selected parameter.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining the appropriate dosage of a medication to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in an individual who has ADHD comprising:

measuring the stress of a human subject by sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject during a predetermined time interval when the subject is in an inactive state to provide sampled peripheral skin temperature data;
analyzing the sampled peripheral skin temperature data for a pre-selected parameter to determine whether said pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADHD;
and
determining the proper dosage of a medication to treat ADHD based upon said determined value of said pre-selected parameter;
and
at a time subsequent to administering said dosage, determining if the administered dosage of medication is actually effective at removing the effects of ADHD as measured by said pre-selected parameter.

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Facts

Application

10/301,401Filed 21 Nov 2002 · continuation in part

Priority

25 May 2001

Published

US 2003/0100844 A129 May 2003

Granted

1 Jun 2004

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

A61B 5/01
Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons: measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for…
A61B 5/168
Devices for psychotechnics ; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state: evaluating attention deficit, hyperactivity
G16H 15/00
Ict specially adapted for medical reports
A61B 3/113
Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions: for determining or recording eye…

Method for determining attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication dosage and for monitoring the effects of (ADHD) medication

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Method for determining attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication dosage and for monitoring the effects of (ADHD) medication

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