Patent ID: 8452612
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for predicting human emotional states and psychophysiological functioning by measuring indices of night hypersympathicotonia syndrome, the method comprising steps of: a) monitoring a patient's ECG using an ECG device for a period of at least approximately 24 hours and recording the patient's ECG data; b) entering and storing the patient's ECG data in computer memory; c) constructing an intervalogram using a computer processor and using the patient's ECG data, and storing the intervalogram in computer memory; d) selecting using a computer a night time span in the intervalogram corresponding to nighttime, and selecting using a computer a day time span in the intervalogram corresponding to daytime, wherein both time spans have an equal duration, the durations being not less than 30 minutes; e) comparing cardiac rhythm variability of the day time span and of the night time span and determining a patient cardiac variability profile comprising that comparison; f) providing a comparison set in computer memory, the comparison set comprising physiological data indicative of a presence or absence of night hypersympathicotonia syndrome, including daytime and nighttime cardiac rhythm variability data, for a plurality of comparison individuals, some of whom have night hypersympathicotonia syndrome and some of whom do not have night hypersympathicotonia syndrome, the comparison set also including psychological characteristics for the comparison individuals determined using psychological testing; and g) comparing the patient cardiac variability profile and the comparison set, and predicting the patient's psychological characteristics based on the physiological and psychological characteristics of the comparison individuals contained in the comparison set.