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How do you manage Botox injections in patients with cervical dystonia after getting implanted with DBS?

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Neurology · Wake Forest School of Medicine

Patients have a remote; ask them to bring it to the appointment and they can turn off and on before and after the procedure to avoid EMG artifact.

Importantly, you need to know where the DBS leads are on the back side of head/neck and make sure you don't damage the leads with the injection. Patient...

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