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@amandajro

Hello @lishensasha and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. First, it is so great that you are helping your sister by joining this community.

While I wasn't able to locate any current members who have shared their experience with both rigidity/dystonia and DBS, I did find a resource that may be helpful as you explore this as an option for your sister's care.

- Deep brain stimulation: Precision using segmented leads:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/neurology-neurosurgery/videos/deep-brain-stimulation-precision-using-segmented-leads/VID-20457940
Does your sister's doctor specialize in DBS treatments?

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lishensasha | @lishensasha | Sep 23, 2021

She is currently seeing an abnormal movement neurologist that is not a surgeon but he works in conjunction with a surgeon that specializes in dbs. A month a go they recommended that my sister takes a psychological profile test but she has not gotten the results. They said that was important to see if she could be a candidate for dbs

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