Method for cross-diagnostic identification and treatment of neurologic features underpinning mental and emotional disorders
US10758174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0816
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for diagnosing mental or emotional disorders is disclosed. An affective BCI component is incorporated into a closed loop, symptom—responsive psychiatric DBS system. A series of input data related to a brain of the patient is acquired while the patient performs a battery of behavioral tasks. From the patient's performance on the task battery, the system identifies what is abnormal for that individual patient in terms of functional domains. Patient-specific behavioral measurements are then linked to patterns of activation and de-activation across different brain regions, identifying specific structures that are the source of the patient's individual impairment.
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