METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING TRANSCRANIAL ELECTROSTIMULATION OF CEREBRAL ENDORPHIN MECHANISMS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying contact action upon the patient front and mastoid processes area with electric current of 0.2-5 mA as a series of monopolar rectangular pulses having front and slice duration not greater than 20 mcs following in succession with a period of 12.9 ± 0.4 ms and on-off time ratio of 3.2-3.7 during 15-40 min. Positive music and speech hardware stimulation. The device has oscillator which output is connected to voltage-to-current converter input, which output is connected to current measurement unit input. The current measurement unit is connected to stimulation electrodes through protection unit. The control unit is connected to control bus. Frequency modulator input, permanent voltage unit input, the fourth input of summing amplifier, the second input of timer, music and speech hardware stimulation unit input, the first input/output of power-independent memory and test signal unit are connected to the frequency modulator input. Keyboard unit, the second input/output of the power-independent memory unit, indicator unit and amplifier-converter outputs are connected to the data bus. Test signal unit outputs are connected to biofeedback transducer inputs. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment with no drugs administered. 6 cl, 1 dwg