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What type of follow-up is necessary following surgery?

April 26, 2017follow-up necessary surgery type

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What type of follow-up is necessary following surgery?

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In addition to routine post-surgical follow-up (to confirm healing of the incisions, etc) the patient will need to follow-up with the treating neurologist for programming of the DBS system and optimization of stimulator settings and medication dosage and schedule. This usually takes between a few weeks and a few months and involves several office visits.