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It was reported that the patient that is implanted with the deep brain stimulation (dbs) system experienced difficulty charging of the implantable pulse generator (ipg) causing a loss of stimulation, the return of their pre-existing parkinson's disease symptoms of tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia, and the remote control would not connect to the ipg.The patient was provided with charging education and was able to charge the ipg, got it out of hibernation and was able to reconnect the remote control.The patient stated that they fell a few months ago onto the ipg pocket site, after which the physician examined the ipg pocket site, imaging was performed and no irregularities were identified.The patient underwent an ipg replacement procedure, therapy has been restored and is doing well post operatively.
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