Patent ID: 8457749
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: applying electrical signals to an occipital nerve of a subject during a first period of time; applying a first reflex-initiating stimulus to a trigeminal nerve of the subject during the first period of time; and recording a first response of a muscle associated with a reflex evoked by the first reflex-initiating stimulus during the first period of time; applying a second reflex-initiating stimulus to the trigeminal nerve of the subject during a second period of time in which electrical signals are not being applied to the occipital nerve; and recording a second response of the muscle associated with a reflex evoked by the second reflex-initiating stimulus during the second period of time; and determining whether the application of the electrical signals to the occipital nerve affected the trigeminal reflex response, wherein the determining comprises comparing the first response to the second.