Selective nerve stimulation for the treatment of eating...

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A61N 1/36 (2006.01) A61M 5/142 (2006.01) A61N 1/05 (2006.01) A61N 2/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2617039

A method and apparatus for treating persons suffering from an eating disorder includes direct or indirect stimulation of selected areas of the brain associated with a symptom of the eating disorder. The stimulation regimen is programmable to enable physician optimization of stimulation signal parameters to ameliorate at least one symptom of bulimia or another eating disorder. Certain embodiments employ deep brain stimulation and/or sensing together with cranial nerve stimulation and/or sensing.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil destinés au traitement de sujets souffrant de troubles de l'alimentation, comprenant une stimulation directe ou indirecte de zones sélectionnées du cerveau, associées à un symptôme de troubles de l'alimentation. Le régime de stimulation est programmable en vue de permettre une optimisation médicale des paramètres des signaux de stimulation afin d'améliorer au moins un symptôme de boulimie ou autre trouble d'alimentation. Certaines formes d'application utilisent une stimulation et/ou une détection cérébrale profonde, conjointement avec une stimulation et/ou une détection nerveuse cranienne.

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