Question: What is involved in stimulator adjustments? Rev. 03/03
Answer: Approximately 14 days after surgery you will be "turned on", i.e., your stimulator will be activated. The specifics of this momentous occasion depend on the team's protocol. It is rare to get a ?best? stimulator setting on the first try. With all the setting parameters that are tried in a programming session the system gets kind of ?numb? and you may not know for about three days what the real effect will be. The setting will be the best that can be found at the time.
Obtaining the optimal stimulation parameters is a time consuming process. During your stimulation programming visits, you will also be instructed on how to turn your stimulator on and off. However, most patients with bilateral subthalamic nucleus DBS opt to keep their stimulators on 24 hours per day, in order to improve not only their daytime mobility, but also their nocturnal mobility and sleep.
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