Methods of treating traumatic brain injury by vagus nerve stimulation
US6104956A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36157
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of modulating brain neural plasticity, improving memory and learning, improving recovery from traumatic brain injury, preventing epilepsy, treating memory disorders and chronic memory impairment, and treating persistent impairment of consciousness in humans and animals by vagus nerve stimulation are provided. These methods comprise selecting an appropriate human or animal subject and applying to the subject's vagus nerve an electrical stimulation signal having parameter values effective in modulating the electrical activity of the vagus nerve in a manner so as to modulate the activity of preselected portions of the brain.
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