METHODS TO CONCURRENTLY STIMULATE DIFFERENT BRAIN TARGETS

摘要

A method for treating a patient having a dysfunction using a stimulation lead within the brain of a patient is provided. The stimulation lead carries a plurality of electrodes adjacent to a plurality of brain regions. Pulsed electrical waveforms having different sets of stimulation parameters are generated and then concurrently delivered to the plurality of electrodes, thereby concurrently stimulating the plurality of brain regions to treat the dysfunction.

主权项

1. A method for treating a patient having a dysfunction using a stimulation lead implanted within the brain of the patient, the implanted stimulation lead carrying a plurality of electrodes located adjacent a respective plurality of regions of the brain, the method comprising:
delivering a first electrical waveform at a first pulse frequency to a first region of the brain using a first electrode set comprising at least one of the electrodes of the implanted stimulation lead; and concurrently delivering a second electrical waveform at a second pulse frequency to a second region of the brain using a second electrode set comprising at least one of the electrodes of the implanted stimulation lead, wherein the first and second electrode sets are not identical, but at least one of the electrodes is in both the first electrode set and the second electrode set, thereby stimulating the brain to treat the dysfunction.