Abstract:
Disclosed is a system comprising a monitoring patch configured to be adhesively attached to skin of an associated patient, the monitoring patch including at least one vital sign sensor arranged to measure vital sign data of the associated patient when the monitoring patch is adhesively attached to the skin of the associated patient. The monitoring patch includes a wireless transceiver or transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the vital sign data, a monitoring device configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted vital sign data and to store, retransmit, or both store and retransmit the vital sign data, a skin condition sensor configured to measure skin measurement data on the skin of the associated patient, and at least one hardware processor configured to analyze the skin measurement data to determine advice on adhesive attachment of the monitoring patch to the skin and output the advice on the monitoring patch or the monitoring device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to attention bias modification treatment. In order to improve the treatment effect, an ABM system is proposed with a neural brain response monitoring device, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and/or electroencephalography (EEG), to provide real-time information regarding neural brain responses in order to personalize and optimize the ABM treatment.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for monitoring of a patient undergoing a Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) scan. The apparatus comprises an input unit (20), a processing unit (30), and an output unit (40). The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with at least one sensor data of a patient undergoing an MRI scan by an MRI scanner. The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with at least one scan parameter of the MRI scanner for the MRI scan. The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with at least one characteristic of the patient. The processing unit is configured to predict a stress level of the patient and/or a predicted motion state of the patient, the prediction or predictions comprising utilization of the at least one sensor data of the patient, the at least one scan parameter of the MRI scanner, and the at least one characteristic of the patient. The output unit is configured to output information relating to the predicted stress level of the patient and/or the predicted motion state of the patient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for task determination during brain activity analysis. The apparatus comprises an input unit (20), a processing unit (30), and an output unit (40). The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with measurement data of the brain of a patient performing a task during brain activity analysis. The processing unit is configured to determine a measure of brain activity based on the measurement data of the brain. The processing unit is configured to determine: that the patient should perform a different task to the task they are currently performing and select the different task; or that the patient should continue performing the task that they are currently performing; or that the patient should stop performing the task; The determination comprises utilization of information relating to the task and the determined measure of brain activity and information relating to a plurality of reference tasks and associated plurality of reference measures of brain activity. The output unit is configured to output an indication that the patient should perform the different task, that the patient should continue performing the task, or that the patient should stop performing the task.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a processor for processing skin conductance data of a living being, comprising an input unit (12) for receiving a skin conductance data signal (13) comprising a plurality of data peaks, a calculating unit (14) for computing a skin conductance peak data signal over a long-term period by deriving a feature related to said data peaks from said skin conductance data signal (13) and forming a summation of said feature per time unit and an analyzing unit (16) for analyzing an average and/or an absolute value of said skin conductance peak data signal over at least a portion of said period to get information on at least one stage of burnout and/or chronic fatigue syndrome of said living being.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stress-measuring system for determining a level of stress of a user, in particular for monitoring an upcoming burnout, the system (10) comprising: an alarm clock (12) for initiating an alarm at an arbitrary preset time, wherein the system (10) comprises an interface (14) for switching off the alarm; a vital sign sensor (16) for measuring a first vital sign of the user while the user operates the interface (14); and a processing unit (18) for determining the level of stress of the user based on the sensed first vital sign.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mental balance or imbalance estimation system (100) and method for estimating a level of mental balance or imbalance of a user (1). The system comprises a skin conductance sensor (20) for sensing the skin conductance of the user (1), the skin conductance over time forming a skin conductance trace (22). The system further comprises a processing unit (10) for receiving and processing the skin conductance trace (22), the processing unit configured to determine at least one stimulus response (24) in the skin conductance trace (22), to determine an estimated cortisol level trace (28) of the user (1) based on the determined at least one stimulus response (24), and to determine the estimated level of mental balance or imbalance of the user (1) based on the estimated cortisol level trace (28).
Abstract:
A system and method for controlling rhythmic sensory stimulation provided to a subject with post-stroke depression, PSD, during an MRI scan. A control unit is configured to control a rhythmic sensory stimulation signal such that the signal is rhythmically synchronous to a scanning rhythm of an MRI scanner performing the MRI scan.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stress-measuring system for determining a level of stress of a user, in particular for monitoring an upcoming burnout, the system (10) comprising: an alarm clock (12) for initiating an alarm at an arbitrary preset time, wherein the system (10) comprises an interface (14) for switching off the alarm; a vital sign sensor (16) for measuring a first vital sign of the user while the user operates the interface (14); and a processing unit (18) for determining the level of stress of the user based on the sensed first vital sign.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mental balance or imbalance estimation system (100) and method for estimating a level of mental balance or imbalance of a user (1). The system comprises a skin conductance sensor (20) for sensing the skin conductance of the user (1), the skin conductance over time forming a skin conductance trace (22). The system further comprises a processing unit (10) for receiving and processing the skin conductance trace (22), the processing unit configured to determine at least one stimulus response (24) in the skin conductance trace (22), to determine an estimated cortisol level trace (28) of the user (1) based on the determined at least one stimulus response (24), and to determine the estimated level of mental balance or imbalance of the user (1) based on the estimated cortisol level trace (28).