LOW FREQUENCY NEUROSTIMULATOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

摘要

A system for treating neurological conditions by low-frequency time varying electrical stimulation includes an electrical device for applying such low-frequency energy, in a range below approximately 10 Hz, to the patient's brain tissue. An implantable embodiment applies direct electrical stimulation to electrodes implanted in or on the patient's brain, while a non-invasive embodiment causes a magnetic field to induce electrical currents in the patient's brain.

主权项

1. A magnetic depolarizer adapted to be portable and placed on the head of a patient comprising:
at least one magnetic coil; a power source; and control circuitry in operable communication with the power source and the at least one magnetic coil, the control circuitry configured to cause the at least one magnetic coil to deliver a single magnetic pulse to the patient as a form of treatment for a neurological disorder when a power is supplied to the control circuitry from the power source, wherein the single magnetic pulse corresponds to one of a plurality of magnetic pulses provided by a carrier frequency having a low frequency signal modulated thereon.