Patent ID: 7949403

Claim:
A method for treating a neurological disorder in a patient by electrical stimulation, said method comprising: applying patterned neuromuscular electrical stimulation to a peripheral target body region selected from said patient's face, neck, shoulder, trunk, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, hip, thigh, lower leg, ankle, and foot; and simultaneously applying transcranial direct current stimulation to a cranial target body region of said patient associated with motor control of said target body region; wherein said step of applying patterned neuromuscular electrical stimulation comprises: providing a first channel comprising two electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said first channel is positioned in electrical contact with tissue of a first target body region of said patient and a second electrode of said first channel is positioned in electrical contact with tissue of a second target body region of said patient; providing a second channel comprising two electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said second channel is positioned in electrical contact with tissue of a third target body region of said patient and a second electrode of said second channel is positioned in electrical contact with tissue of a fourth target body region of said patient; and applying a series of electrical pulses to said first, second, third, and fourth target body regions of said patient through said first and second channels comprising a biphasic or triphasic pulse train pattern in accordance with a procedure for treating said neurological disorder; and wherein said step of applying transcranial direct current stimulation comprises: providing a third channel comprising two electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said third channel is positioned in electrical contact with a first cranial tissue of said patient, and said second electrode of said third channel is positioned in electrical contact with a tissue region contralateral to said first cranial tissue of said patient or a neutral tissue; and applying a direct electrical current to said patient through said third channel in accordance with a procedure for treating said neurological disorder.