Patent ID: 6782292
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method of treating patients with mood and/or anxiety disorders, comprising:implanting at least one system control unit in the skull or the brain of the patient, wherein the at least one unit controls the delivery of at least one stimulus to at least one area of the brain affecting mood and/or anxiety disorders; applying the at least one stimulus to the at least one area of the brain in order to at least in part alleviate symptoms of the mood and/or anxiety disorder of the patient being treated, wherein the at least one stimulus increases excitement of the at least one area of the brain affecting mood and/or anxiety disorders that exhibits chronic decreased activity; and wherein the at least one stimulus is applied to one or more of the anterior cingulate gyrus, the dorsal prefrontal cortex, the dorsal raphe nuclei, the median raphe nuclei, and the locus coeruleus.