Patent ID: 8364271

Claim:
A method of treating a neurological condition in a patient using electrical stimulation comprising: mapping a target cortical site on the cortex of a brain of the patient to be stimulated, wherein mapping comprises identifying an area of the cortex having altered neuronal activity such that the altered neuronal activity is an area of cortical reorganization, the identified area is the target cortical site; applying electromagnetic stimulation to the target cortical site via transcranial magnetic stimulation; and determining if electromagnetic stimulation of the target cortical site improved the patient's neurological condition; placing electrodes extradurally such that the electrodes are below the skull and on the dura over the patient's target cortical site if it is determined that transcranial magnetic stimulation improved the patient's neurological condition; and treating the neurological condition by generating electrical signals with a signal generator using the electrodes wherein the signal electrically stimulates the patient's cortex to treat the condition.