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What is the risk associated with deep brain stimulation?

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What is the risk associated with deep brain stimulation?

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There can be different risks associated with deep brain stimulation including infection, bleeding, seizure, stroke and death. In this video, Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health, discusses deep brain stimulation and Parkinson's disease

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