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Living With a Brain Stimulator: What Patients Need to Know
📌 Learn more about Dr. Chengyuan Wu: https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-chengyuan-wu-3nsg5
Can you shower with a brain stimulator? Fly with it? What happens when the battery dies? These are the questions patients ask once the fear of surgery fades and daily life with DBS becomes real.
In this episode, I'm going to walk through exactly what living with a deep brain stimulator looks like day to day, from charging and airport security to MRIs and what to do if it suddenly stops working.
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