Dear Mary Ann,
An MRI can be done post DBS as long as the stimulator/s are zeroed by Dr, programmer or medtronic rep.
Lee
Mary Ann Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
, the patient had a bilateral deep
> brain stimulator (DBS) placed into his basal ganglia to treat tremors and
> dyskinesias related to PD.
Did I read the following correctly??? This DBS patient had an MRI????
a. A magnetic
> resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan demonstrated normal brain parenchyma,
> evidence of metallic electrodes in the basal ganglia, and no evidence of
> acute abnormality.
I thought an MRI was contraindicated in DBS. Did this hospital accidently
fry this poor guy's brain??
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God bless
Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25)
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