METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING EPILEPSY AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention provides systems and methods for managing epilepsy. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention characterize a patient's propensity for a future epileptic seizure and communicates to the patient and/or a health care provider a therapy recommendation. The therapy recommendation is typically a function of the patient's propensity for the future epileptic seizure.

主权项

1. A method of monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
performing a first measuring step, the first measuring step comprising using a processor to determine a first neural state measurement; outputting a first therapy recommendation, wherein the first therapy recommendation is selected from a plurality of therapy recommendations based on the first neural state measurement determined in the first measuring step; performing a second measuring step after said first measuring step, the second measuring step comprising using the processor to determine a second neural state measurement; and outputting to the patient and/or a health care provider a second therapy recommendation, wherein the second therapy recommendation is different from the first therapy recommendation and is selected from the plurality of therapy recommendations based on the second neural state measurement determined in the second measuring step.