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Lot of questions re DBS lately. Everything you could want to know.

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Surgical Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease ............4

Chapter 2 An Overview of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy...............8

Chapter 3 Risks and Complications of DBS ..................................................19

Chapter 4 Is DBS Right for You? ...................................................................23

Chapter 5 Preparing for Surgery ....................................................................25

Chapter 6 The Surgery ...................................................................................29

Chapter 7 After Surgery Care .........................................................................34

Chapter 8 Adjustment of Stimulation .............................................................38

Chapter 9 Special Information and Warnings ................................................43

Chapter 10 Emerging Changes and Future Directions in DBS ........................48

Appendix A Glossary of terms ...........................................................................51

Appendix B Resource list ..................................................................................54

About the Authors ....................................................................................................56

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Further discussion here:

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It's a tough decision -- when you are out of options.

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MBAnderson, are you considering DBS? I thought you had had focused ultra sound for one side so far.

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MBAnderson in reply to Zardoz

No, I am not considering DBS. I just thought this pamphlet provided good information . Yes, I had FUS on one side of my head and having the other side done mid April.

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Thanks, Marc. Appreciate the information.

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pdpatient

Good morning, @mbanderson. Just wanted to reply to this post to help out forum members with recent questions about this topic. Puts your post on top of the feed.

RKM

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