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My father being an ET sufferer who has had a useless DBS device implanted that he now leaves disabled at all times, I concur with your assessment.
by RhysU 12y ago
My father being an ET sufferer who has had a useless DBS device implanted that he now leaves disabled at all times, I concur with your assessment.
- caycep 12y agoI have seen the dark side to some of this. I think a lot of hospitals are rushing into implants without a lot of experience, and are either mis-implanting them or not selecting the candidates appropriately. IT's similar to another procedure like carotid endarterectomy in that it's very surgeon-dependent; you don't want it done by someone who does less than 25-30 cases a year.
- RhysU 12y agoMost frustrating part for my father was the doctor claiming a historical 95% success rate and then never being willing to admit that my father'd drawn the lot of the 5%.