Integrated system and method for treating disease using cognitive-training and brain stimulation and computerized magnetic photo-electric stimulator (cmpes)

Abstract

An integrated system and method for treatment of various diseases, including psychiatric, mental and brain disorders, which preferably combines personalized non-invasive neuronal brain stimulation together with appropriate personalized cognitive training, and which iteratively fine-tunes this treatment by monitoring specific cognitive and brain functions in response to the treatment. A novel brain stimulator device and method, Computerized Magnetic Photo-Electric Stimulator (CCMPES), is described, which integrates electromagnetic stimulation with laser stimulation to generate a magnetic photo-electric stimulation.

1 . A medical device for treatment of a disease comprising: 
 a non-invasive brain stimulator operative to selectively stimulate at least one region of a brain of a patient, which at least one region is associated with said disease; and    a cognitive stimulator operative to stimulate at least one cognitive feature in said patient, which said at least one cognitive feature is associated with said disease.    
   
   
       2 . A medical device according to  claim 1  and wherein said medical device also comprises an analyzer operative to modulate operation of said medical device based at least in part on comparison of a measurement of a property in a patient to a norm of said property, which property is one of the following items: a localized brain feature and a cognitive feature.  
   
   
       3 . A medical device according to  claim 1  and wherein said medical device also comprises a feedback modulator operative to modulate operation of said medical device based at least in part on detection and analysis of alteration of a property following operation of said medical device, which property is one of the following items: a localized brain feature and a cognitive feature.  
   
   
       4 . A method of therapy for a disease, the method comprising: 
 stimulating at least one region of a brain of a patient, which at least one region is associated with said disease; and    stimulating at least one cognitive feature in said patient, which said at least one cognitive feature is associated with said disease.    
   
   
       5 . A method of therapy for a disease according to  claim 4  and wherein said method also comprises: 
 comparing a measurement of a property in property in a patient to a norm of said property, which property is one of the following items: a localized brain feature and a cognitive feature;    and wherein said comparing modulates at least one of the following: said stimulating at least one region of a brain of a patient and said stimulating at least one cognitive feature in said patient.    
   
   
       6 . A method of therapy for a disease according to  claim 4  and wherein said method also comprises: 
 analyzing alteration of a property following operation of said medical device, which property is one of the following items: a localized brain feature and a cognitive feature;    and wherein said analyzing modulates at least one of the following: said stimulating at least one region of a brain of a patient and said stimulating at least one cognitive feature in said patient.    
   
   
       7 . A medical device for treatment of a disease comprising an electromagnetic stimulator and a laser stimulator and operative to induce a magnetic photo-electric stimulation which selectively stimulates at least one region of a brain of a patient, which at least one region is associated with said disease.  
   
   
       8 . A method of therapy for a disease, the method comprising: 
 electromagnetically stimulating at least one region of a brain of a patient, which at least one region is associated with said disease; and    laser stimulating said at least one region of a brain of a patient by means of at least one laser beam;    and wherein said electromagnetically stimulating and said laser stimulating cause a magnetic photo-electric stimulation.    
   
   
       9 . A medical device for treatment of a disease comprising: 
 a first stimulus generator, operative to induce selective stimulation of a first region of a brain of a patient; and    a second stimulus generator, operative to induce selective stimulation of a second region of said brain of said patient, which second region of said brain of said patient is different from said first region of said brain of said patient;    and wherein a third region of said brain of said patient is comprised in said first region of said brain of said patient and in said first region of said brain of said patient, and is associated with said disease.    
   
   
       10 . A method of therapy for a disease, the method comprising: 
 stimulating a first region of a brain of a patient by means of a first stimulus generator;    stimulating a second region of said brain of said patient, which second region of said brain of said patient is different from said first region of said brain of said patient, by means of a second stimulus generator;    and wherein a third region of said brain of said patient is comprised in said first region of said brain of said patient and in said first region of said brain of said patient, and is associated with said disease.