Treatment of sleep disorders by nerve stimulation
CA 2103138 A1 · Owner: Terry, Reese S. Jr. · Inventors: Wernicke, Joachim F.; Terry, Reese S. Jr.
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Method and apparatus (10) for treating and controlling sleep disorders by detecting (37) the presence of the sleep disorder under treatment, and, in response, selectively applying a predetermined generated (12-17, 19, 23) electrical signal to the patient's vagus nerve for stimulation thereof to alleviate the sleep disorder under treatment. The method and apparatus includes several techniques for detecting (37) the presence of the sleep disorder under treatment, such as sensing the patient's EEG activity in the case of insomniac and hypersomnia patients, or detecting a sudden nodding of the head in the case of narcoleptic patients or sensing , the cessation of respiration in the case of …
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