Patent ID: 9533147
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: detecting an epileptic event in a patient based on at least one detection body signal selected from a kinetic signal indicative of an epileptic event or a cognitive responsiveness signal; applying an electrical therapy to a first target tissue in at least one of a brain region or a cranial nerve of said patient in response to said detecting the event; receiving an efficacy body signal while applying the electrical therapy, wherein said efficacy body signal is selected from at least one of an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal; determining whether said efficacy body signal indicates that said electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic event; and terminating the application of said electrical therapy if the determining indicates that the electrical therapy has an efficacious effect on the detected epileptic event.