Activa DBS for Dystonia may help control your (or your child's) symptoms, but it is not a cure. When you turn on the brain stimulation system, it will deliver stimulation that may, over time, decrease some or all of your symptoms. Your symptoms will return when the system is turned off.
Living with Activa DBS
Activa DBS is a long-term therapy that requires both physician and patient involvement to be successful.
You may not experience immediate symptom suppression from the therapy. Maximum effect may not be attained until 12 to 18 months after the procedure. Frequent, non-invasive adjustments to the stimulation parameters may be required to achieve optimal symptom suppression. This adjustment period may take weeks or months.
Your doctor may require regular checkups to assure the proper operation of the neurostimulator system. During these checkups, your doctor may evaluate your comfort and range of motion in the area of the neurostimulator and extension and possibly conduct x-ray evaluation of the neurostimulation system.
