Methods, systems, and devices for pairing vagus nerve stimulation with motor therapy in stroke patients

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9504831
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14538457

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A method of treating motor deficits in a stroke patient, comprising assessing a patient's motor deficits, determining therapeutic goals for the patient, based on the patient's motor deficits, selecting therapeutic tasks based on the therapeutic goals, performing each of the selected therapeutic tasks repetitively, observing the performance of the therapeutic tasks, initiating the stimulation of the vagus nerve manually at approximately a predetermined moment during the performance of the therapeutic tasks, stimulating the vagus nerve of the patient during the performance of the selected therapeutic tasks, and improving the patient's motor deficits.

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  • BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

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Engineer, Navzer Plano, US 29 388
Kilgard, Michael P Richardson, US 41 462
Pierce, David Michael Plano, US 22 264
Rennaker, Robert L Sachse, US 10 53

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