Information was received from a consumer regarding a patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins) for dystonia and movement disorders.It was reported the patient's ins has been turned off since april and they were now experiencing conditions that indicate the ins should be turned on again.Three weeks ago, the patient was getting tingling in their right side and on their arm as well.It finally dawned on them that the ins might be causing the problem.No similar adverse events occurred when the ins was turned off back in april.The hcp told the patient to try turning the ins back on.Troubleshooting was done over the phone, and the patient synced their patient programmer with the ins and confirmed the ins was off, ins battery ok, group b, and both sides were at 1.90.The caller confirmed they turned the ins back on.They were to monitor the patient's symptoms and follow up with the hcp if they were to not resolve.No further complications were reported as a result of this event.
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