Device for Reducing Synchronization of Neural Brain Activity and Coil Suitable Therefor

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This invention describes a non-invasive device and method for reducing pathological synchronization of neuronal brain activity using magnetic stimulation. The system uses sensors to detect abnormal brain patterns and applies targeted magnetic pulses via specially designed coils to desynchronize neuron firing, bringing it closer to healthy, uncorrelated activity. This approach avoids the need for invasive brain surgery and aims to treat neurological disorders by restoring normal neural dynamics.

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• Treatment of neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and epilepsy by disrupting pathological brain synchrony.
• Therapy for psychiatric disorders like depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder that involve abnormal brain rhythms.
• Non-invasive management of motor symptoms (e.g., tremors) in patients unsuitable for surgery or for whom medication is ineffective.
• Early intervention in disease progression to prevent deterioration due to synchronized neural firing.
• Potential treatment for brain tumors with associated abnormal neuronal population activity.

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• Non-invasive therapy that eliminates the need for high-risk and costly brain surgery.
• Reduces side effects and adaptation problems seen with traditional deep brain stimulation by minimizing energy consumption and unnecessary neural suppression.
• Enables tailored, demand-driven stimulation based on real-time brain activity measurements, enhancing efficacy and safety.
• Flexible stimulation patterns and coil designs allow personalized therapy for various disorders and brain regions.
• Potential to treat patients at earlier stages of disease, potentially leading to better long-term outcomes.
• More precise targeting and control, with the ability to desynchronize multiple brain subpopulations independently.

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The invention relates to a method for reducing the desynchronization of neuronal brain activity and to a device and coil suitable for said method. The device comprises a sensor for measuring a physiological feature and at least one magnetic coil (2) which administers magnetic pulses to the brain, which either reduce or completely suppress a pathological brain activity.