Minimally invasive system for selecting patient-specific therapy parameters

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for ambulatory, long term monitoring of a physiological signal from a patient. At least a portion of the systems of the present invention may be implanted within the patient in a minimally invasive manner. In preferred embodiments, brain activity signals are sampled from the patient and are transmitted to a handheld patient communication device for further processing.

1 . A method for selecting a therapy for a patient suffering from a neurological or psychiatric condition, the method comprising:
 implanting a monitoring device between at least one layer of the scalp and the skull;   commencing a first therapy;   monitoring a physiological signal from the patient with the implanted device for a first time period after commencement of the first therapy;   commencing a second therapy;   monitoring a physiological signal from the patient with the implanted device for a second time period after commencement of the second therapy;   processing the physiological signals from the first time period and second time period; and   analyzing the processed physiological signals to select an appropriate therapy for the patient.