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Solve Pulse Generator Conundrum

Published on Tue Nov 10, 2020

Question: My neurosurgeon replaced a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) pulse generator with a new generator for a patient with medically intractable epilepsy. My neurosurgeon used a new incision and pocket. According to his medical documentation, he used stereotactic guidance, created bilateral burr holes, and implanted two electrode arrays. My neurosurgeon performed a craniectomy and inserted an RNS pulse generator. He [...]
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