Patent ID: 8579786

Claim:
A method for performing trial screening with a medical device system, the medical device system providing treatment to a patient with a nervous system disorder producing one or more neurological events, the method comprising: (a) receiving a first input into at least one processor relating to a location of treatment therapy delivery; (b) receiving a second input into the at least one processor about a set of therapy parameters that is associated with a treatment therapy; (c) administering a treatment therapy by the at least one processor in accordance with the first and second inputs; and (d) receiving a first indication at the at least one processor whether the treatment therapy is within a range of safety and a second indication at the at least one processor whether to utilize the first and second inputs, wherein the second indication is determined by evaluating a criterion, wherein the criterion is selected from a group consisting of a detection frequency of the one or more neurological events produced by the nervous system disorder, a duration of the one or more neurological events, an intensity of the one or more neurological events, and an electrographic spread of the one or more neurological events.