Question: What are "nagging side effects" associated with this procedure? Rev.03/03
Answer: Most patients experience some weight gain because they no longer have extended periods of dyskinesia (which tends to burn up many calories). This gain can be anywhere from 10 to 40 lbs.
Patients have also complained of speech problems which never occurred before the surgery. It appears that the stimulators may be a catalyst to the normal speech problems encountered by Parkinson?s patients. Speech therapy is advised but the success is mixed.
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