Electrical stimulation system and method for stimulating multiple locations of target nerve tissue in the brain to treat multiple conditions in the body

摘要

An electrical stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating nerve tissue in multiple locations in a person's brain to treat multiple conditions in the person's body. The system includes first electrodes and second electrodes adapted to be implanted within a person's skull. The first electrodes are adapted to be positioned proximate first nerve tissue in the brain associated with a first condition in the person's body for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the first nerve tissue to treat the first condition. The second electrodes are adapted to be positioned proximate second nerve tissue in the brain associated with a second condition in the person's body for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the second nerve tissue to treat the second condition. The system also includes a stimulation source operable to generate the first electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more first stimulation programs for delivery to the first nerve tissue and to generate the second electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more second stimulation programs for delivery to the second nerve tissue.