Patent ID: 8694106

Claim:
A method for treating an abnormal neurological condition comprising: generating at least one electrical burst to deliver to brain tissue as a therapy for an abnormal neurological condition, each electrical burst characterized by burst parameters and a timing parameter that determines when each electrical burst will be applied; sensing an electrical signal from brain tissue prior to generating each electrical burst, the sensed electrical signal representative of electrical activity of the brain; analyzing the sensed signal to determine whether it represents an abnormal neurological condition and, if so, determining an onset time for the abnormal neurological condition and an interval that characterizes the sensed electrical signal; establishing a value of the timing parameter so that each electrical burst will be triggered for application to brain tissue after the onset time and at a time corresponding to a range of between 5% and about 100% of the determined interval; triggering each electrical burst according to the onset time and the timing parameter; and applying each electrical burst according to the burst parameters.