Neuorological condition detection unit and method of using the same

Abstract

A neurological condition detection unit can include a computer device that is connected to at least two leads that are connectable to a patient for evoking a response from that patient via an electrical current passed through the leads (e.g. a shock) and at plurality of sensors connected to the computer device to sense how the left side and right side of the patient's brain reacts to the evoked event (e.g. the shock). The stroke detection device and/or neurological condition detection unit can be configured to output a warning when one side of the patient's brain is determined to react differently than the opposite side of the patient's brain by at least a pre-selected threshold value. The warning can include an identification of a nearby care facility that may be best suited for providing care to a patient determined to have a neurological condition (e.g. a stroke).

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         14 . A neurological condition detection unit comprising:
 non-transitory memory;   a processor connected to the memory;   a plurality of evoked electrodes connectable to the neurological condition detection unit such that a pre-selected number of shocks within a pre-selected time period is transmittable into a body of a patient via the evoked electrodes;   a plurality of sensors communicatively connectable to the memory such that measurement data relating to responses opposite sides of the body of the patient have to the shocks is storable in the memory, the sensors being positionable on opposite sides of a body;   the neurological condition detection unit configured to evaluate the measurement data to determine that at least one of the sensors needs to be re-positioned so that the sensors are arranged on the body in a pre-selected orientation and generate output to indicate that the sensors are incorrectly positioned on the patient and require adjustment;   the neurological condition detection unit also configured to utilize the measurement data to generate at least one of wave forms and curves that identify amplitudes for responses from the shocks the opposite sides of the body are measured to have, compare the amplitudes to determine a difference between an amplitude for a left side of the body and an amplitude for a right side of the body that is at or exceeds a pre-selected threshold; and generate a notification to identify a detection of a neurological condition in response to a result of the comparing of the amplitudes indicating that the difference between the amplitude for the left side of the body and the amplitude for the right side of the body is at or exceeds the pre-selected threshold so that the neurological condition is identifiable prior to transportation of the body to a care facility via an ambulatory vehicle; and   the neurological condition detection unit also configured to communicate the notification for output via at least one output device so that the neurological condition is identifiable prior to transportation of the body to the care facility via the ambulatory vehicle.   
     
     
         15 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 14 , wherein the neurological condition detection unit is positioned in an ambulatory vehicle. 
     
     
         16 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 14 , comprising:
 a wireless transceiver unit configured to communicatively connect the processor and the memory to the sensors.   
     
     
         17 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 14 , comprising:
 a wireless transceiver unit configured to communicatively connect the processor and the memory to the evoked electrodes.   
     
     
         18 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 14 , comprising:
 a power source connected to the evoked electrodes such that electricity is transmittable into the body via the evoked electrodes.   
     
     
         19 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the sensors are on at least one pad that is configured to adhesively attach to the body;   the evoked electrodes are on pads that are configured to adhesively attach to the opposite sides of the body.   
     
     
         20 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 14 , wherein the pads each have a covering that removably covers adhesive of the pad that is configured to adhesively attach the pad to the body, the covering having indicia identifying a location on the body to which the pad is to be attached. 
     
     
         21 . A neurological condition detection unit comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable medium;   a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium;   a plurality of evoked electrodes connectable to the neurological condition detection unit such that a pre-selected number of shocks within a pre-selected time period is transmittable into a body of a patient via the evoked electrodes;   a plurality of sensors communicatively connectable to the non-transitory computer readable medium such that measurement data relating to responses opposite sides of the body of the patient have to the shocks is storable in the non-transitory computer readable medium, the sensors being included in headgear that is wearable on the head of the patient to facilitate positioning of the sensors on the patient;   the neurological condition detection unit configured to utilize the measurement data to generate at least one of wave forms and curves that identify amplitudes for responses from the shocks the opposite sides of the body are measured to have, compare the amplitudes to determine a difference between an amplitude for a left side of the body and an amplitude for a right side of the body that is at or exceeds a pre-selected threshold; and generate a notification to identify a detection of a neurological condition in response to a result of the comparing of the amplitudes indicating that the difference between the amplitude for the left side of the body and the amplitude for the right side of the body is at or exceeds the pre-selected threshold, wherein the neurological condition includes a stroke;   the neurological condition detection unit being positionable in an ambulatory vehicle; and   the neurological condition detection unit configured to generate output to indicate that the evoked electrodes and/or sensors are incorrectly positioned on the patient and require adjustment;   the neurological condition detection unit also configured to generate a notification for output via at least one output device so that the neurological condition is identifiable prior to transportation of the body to a care facility via the ambulatory vehicle.   
     
     
         22 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , comprising:
 a wireless transceiver unit configured to communicatively connect the processor and the non-transitory computer readable medium to the sensors.   
     
     
         23 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , comprising:
 a wireless transceiver unit configured to communicatively connect the processor and the non-transitory computer readable medium to the evoked electrodes.   
     
     
         24 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , comprising:
 a power source connected to the evoked electrodes such that electricity is transmittable into the body via the evoked electrodes.   
     
     
         25 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the sensors are on at least one pad that is configured to adhesively attach to the body;   the evoked electrodes are on pads that are configured to adhesively attach to the opposite sides of the body.   
     
     
         26 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , wherein the pads each have a covering that removably covers adhesive of the pad that is configured to adhesively attach the pad to the body, the covering having indicia identifying a location on the body to which the pad is to be attached. 
     
     
         27 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , wherein the evoked electrodes are connectable to a power source of the ambulatory vehicle. 
     
     
         28 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , comprising:
 a display communicatively connected to the processor.   
     
     
         29 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 28 , wherein the output that is generated to indicate that the evoked electrodes and/or sensors are incorrectly positioned on the patient and require adjustment is displayable on the display. 
     
     
         30 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 28 , wherein the neurological detection unit is configured to generate a notification to identify a location of at least one hospital determined to be most capable of providing care for the neurological condition in response to detection of the neurological condition, the notification that identifies the location of the at least one hospital being displayable on the display. 
     
     
         31 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 21 , comprising:
 a speaker connected to the processor.   
     
     
         32 . The neurological condition detection unit of  claim 31 , wherein the output that is generated to indicate that the evoked electrodes and/or sensors are incorrectly positioned on the patient and require adjustment is audibly output via the speaker.