Abstract: Methods and an apparatus are provided, which may be used for determining the prognosis and/or diagnosis of a subject demonstrating burst suppression, whereby the subject has or is at risk of developing brain damage. In particular, the methods and apparatus determine the prognosis and/or diagnosis through the detection of bursts from a reading of electrical and/or electromagnetic activity of the subject's brain, such as an electroencephalogram (EEG), and subsequent analysis of one or more burst metrics derived therefrom.

Abstract: Methods and an apparatus are provided, which may be used for determining the prognosis and/or diagnosis of a subject demonstrating burst suppression, whereby the subject has or is at risk of developing brain damage. In particular, the methods and apparatus determine the prognosis and/or diagnosis through the detection of bursts from a reading of electrical and/or electromagnetic activity of the subject's brain, such as an electroencephalogram (EEG), and subsequent analysis of one or more burst metrics derived therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vagus nerve stimulation techniques and more particularly to techniques for providing a more effective monitoring of vagus nerve stimulation and for the adjustment of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for adjusting and controlling the vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) signal induced by a stimulus generator. The method of the invention takes advantage of monitoring respiratory parameters which correspond to the VNS intensity, whereby the stimulation intensity is set in response to the respiratory parameter.