Patent Document ID: 9950189
Application ID: 15299448
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of treating a neurotrophic deficiency and/or mitochondrial dysfunction in the brain of a human patient having a neurological disorder of the brain, the method comprising the steps of: administering a sub-anesthetic dose of 0.01-5 mg of ketamine to the patient per kilogram of body weight of the patient; and applying a laser light at a wavelength of 600-1200 nm, and a power of 10-50 W to the scalp of the patient, wherein the step of applying further includes: delivering 0.64-15 J/cm 2 of the laser light to an area in the brain of the patient, wherein the area has a depth of at least 3 cm from the scalp, and one of: pulsing the laser light with a frequency of 10-1000 Hz, or continuously moving the laser light during the step of applying.