Although the pt was receiving a reduction in seizures, she requested the device be removed.
She stated that the stimulation "bothered her.
" her physician scheduled an appointment to make some adjustments to her device.
Subsequently, the pt took some sterile equipment from an area hosp and removed the device at home.
The pt was instructed by her neurologist to go to the emergency room.
The pt's wound was treated in the emergency room; a drain was put in place, and the wound was stitched.
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