jeff carmen’s passive infrared hemoencephalography system
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JEFF CARMEN’S PASSIVE INFRARED
HEMOENCEPHALOGRAPHY SYSTEM
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HEG DISPLAY AND CONTROL UNIT
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THRESHOLD SET AT 92.00, MOVIE HAS PAUSED
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THRESHOLD SET AT 92.00, MOVIE IS PLAYING
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HOW MANY SESSIONS DOES IT TAKE FOR
MIGRAINES?
• 4 TO 6 SESSIONS TO HAVE AN IMPACT (TYPICAL)
• ANOTHER 10 OR 20 OR 30 OR MORE TO FINE TUNE THE PROCESS
• SESSIONS ARE PROGRESSIVELY SPREAD APART BASED ON SYMPTOMS
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CASE SERIES
pIR HEG HEADACHE TREATMENT SUMMARY
FOR THE LAST 100 (relatively “clean”)
MIGRAINES TREATED IN MY OFFICE
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MALE (N=36)
• AVERAGE AGE: 37.76• RANGE OF AGES: 8.21 TO 67.31• DROPOUT BEFORE 6TH SESSION: 8
(22%)• IMPROVED IN 6 SESSIONS: 23 (64%)• IMPROVED EVENTUALLY: 28 (78%)• IF CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST 6
SESSIONS, IMPROVEMENT: 100%
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FEMALE (N=64)
• AVERAGE AGE: 34.74• RANGE OF AGES: 11 TO 58.49• DROPOUT BEFORE 6TH SESSION: 16
(25%)• IMPROVED IN 6 SESSIONS: 38 (59%)• IMPROVED EVENTUALLY: 44 (69%)• IF CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST 6
SESSIONS, IMPROVEMENT: 92%
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COMBINED MALE/FEMALE COMPLETING 6 OR MORE
SESSIONS (76)
• CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST 6 SESSIONS: 76
• IF CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST 6 SESSIONS, IMPROVED BY 6TH SESSION: 61 OF 76 (80%)
• IF CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST 6 IF CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST 6 SESSIONS, IMPROVEMENT: 72 OF 76 SESSIONS, IMPROVEMENT: 72 OF 76 (95%)(95%)
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HEADACHE IMAGES IN INFRARED
• HEAT OUTPUT COLOR CODE: • BLACK IS COLD• WHITE IS HOT• RANGE: ABOUT 10 DEGREES (F)• JUST NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE .1 DEGREE
(F)
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11YO, MALE
• PRE TREATMENT:• PAIN INTENSITY: 8 to 10• DURATION: 1 month migraine (status)• # SESSIONS: 7• POST TREATMENT:• NO HEADACHES, 2 MONTH
FOLLOW-UP (IMPROVEMENT AFTER FIRST SESSION)
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11YO, MALE 12/13/01
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11YO, MALE 8/26/02
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11YO, FEMALE
• PRE TREATMENT:• PAIN INTENSITY: 6 to 10• DURATION: 2 month, baseline 6, surge
to 10, daily afternoon migraine • # SESSIONS: 5• POST TREATMENT:• NO HEADACHES, 2 MONTH
FOLLOW-UP
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11YO, FEMALE 5/16/02
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11YO, FEMALE 7/15/02
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15YO, MALE
• PRE TREATMENT:• PAIN INTENSITY: 3 to 10• FREQUENCY: daily, mostly mornings, 3
months• DURATION: 4 hours per migraine • # SESSIONS: 9• POST TREATMENT:• Not finished but stable, 10 per month, pain 0
to 5
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15YO, MALE, 6/11/02 11:30am
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15YO, MALE, 8/19/02, 8:10am
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15YO, MALE, 7/26/02, 6:56am
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15YO, MALE, 7/26/02, 7:58am
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15YO, MALE, 8/12/02 8:26am, mild migraine
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DISCUSSION OF CASE SERIES
• IMPROVEMENT IN MIGRAINE CORRELATES WITH INCREASED FRONTAL ACTIVITY
• MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE MECHANISM HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH INHIBITION AND TIGHTENING OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS
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END OF “100 MIGRAINES”