Suppression of epileptiform activity
US5797965A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A DC electric field is applied to brain tissue in parallel alignment with urons thereof during periods of brief duration while the tissue is undergoing epileptic activity. The electrical field is controllably varied in magnitude to suppress such epilieptic activity.
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