It is highly unlikely that the camera caused this problem. The more likely
cause is some other equipment such as the spotlights. Any equipment that
draws a current generates a magnetic field; the stronger the current the
stronger the field. So if a strong light is turned on a strong magnetic
pulse is generated.
The TV camera uses very little electricity and was (in your case relatively
far away, considering the strength of the magnetic fields required). So the
incident maybe related to the camera but probably only indirectly.
Warnings are commonly posted for Pacemaker users and the DBS generator
probably has similar sensitivities. Were you given any warnings by the
generator manufacturer?
K. F. cg Carline
Barry Black <[log in to unmask]>@listserv.utoronto.ca> on 05/09/2002
06:24:42 PM
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Subject: DBS only patients alert
The following incident happened to me yesterday
I was ready to be interviewed by a TV crew and the camera man pointed the
camera directly at me from abour 5 feet,
The moment he turned the camera on, I felt my right side stimulator turn
off
and a very bad tremor began in my left side. Strangly enough I was able to
walk without any aids. I sat down for a few minutes but tremor continued,
I took 2 sinemet 100 and chewed them for fast action and that helped.
I had my operation 4 years ago and batteries are still strong. My doctor is
an hours drive and it is only 15 minutes to my home. So I headed for home
where my Medtronic MAGNET is.
I used the magnet and within one second I turned myself on and I had no
tremor.
So beware of TV cameras.
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