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- Patent Title: Methods, apparatuses and systems for diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders
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Application No.: US15605863Application Date: 2017-05-25
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Publication No.: US10251591B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Ana Maria Soza
- Applicant: Ana Maria Soza
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B5/16
- IPC: A61B5/16 ; A61M21/02 ; A61B5/00 ; A61F7/00 ; G06F19/00 ; A61B5/0496 ; A61N5/06 ; A61M21/00

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for diagnosing and/or treating mood disorders, such as depression, is provided. Right vestibular function in subjects diagnosed with a mood disorder is diminished compared with subjects who do not have a mood disorder. Accordingly, a method and apparatus for determining right vestibular function in a subject is provided, from which a diagnosis of a mood disorder may be determined. Stimulation of the vestibular system of a subject diagnosed with a mood disorder may reduce symptoms of the mood disorder in the subject. A method and apparatus for registering a subject's response to stimulation of the vestibular system and providing therapeutic vestibular stimulation based on the subject's response is provided. A subject's response to stimulation of the vestibular system may be based on measurements of nystagmus in the subject.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180014769A1 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MOOD DISORDERS Public/Granted day:2018-01-18
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