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Deep brain stimulation telemedicine programming during the COVID-19 pandemic: treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders.

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Abstract
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The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has considerably affected the delivery of postoperative care to patients who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. DBS teleprogramming technology was developed and deployed in China before the COVID-19 outbreak. In this report, the authors share their experiences with telemedical DBS treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Year of Publication
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2020
Journal
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Neurosurgical focus
Volume
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49
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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E11
URL
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https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/2020.9.FOCUS20666
DOI
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10.3171/2020.9.FOCUS20666
Short Title
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Neurosurg Focus
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