Methods and systems for treatment of vestibular disorders
AssigneeUniversity of Rochester
InventorBenjamin T. Crane
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Abstract
Methods and systems for assessing and treating vestibular disorders can include displaying a graphic and providing relative movement between the graphic and a user's head. Information can be obtained either directly or indirectly from the user regarding her perception of the graphic. A graphic display parameter and/or a relative movement parameter can be modified in response to the information regarding the user's perception. An indicator of the user's ability to perceive the graphic can be generated through a series of iterations. A graphic display parameter and/or a relative movement parameter for use in a subsequent series of iterations can be modified based at least in part on the indicator.
Claims7
A system for treating a vestibular disorder, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing modules for execution by a processor, the modules comprising:
- a display module configured to facilitate, by a processor, displaying a graphic;
- a movement module configured to facilitate, by a processor, prompting relative movement between the graphic and a user's head;
- a perception module configured to receive, by a processor, information regarding the user's perception of the graphic;
- a modification module configured (a) to facilitate, by a processor and responsive to the obtained information, modifying at least one of a graphic display parameter and a relative movement parameter, (b) to facilitate, by a processor and based on the obtained information, generating at least a first indicator of the user's perception of the graphic and modifying, based at least in part on the first indicator, at least one of (i) a graphic display parameter affecting the displaying of the graphic at least one day after generation of the first indicator and (ii) a relative movement parameter affecting the prompting of relative movement at least one day after generation of the first indicator;
- and
- a monitor module configured to:
- receive, by a processor, information regarding movement of the user's head;
- facilitate, by a processor, determining whether the user's head movement exceeds a threshold in a direction toward a side, of the head, having a vestibular lesion associated with unilateral vestibular impairment;
- and
- facilitate, by a processor and responsive to the obtained information, displaying at least a portion of the graphic only when the user's head movement exceeds the threshold in the direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.