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Comment by MostlyStable

I can imagine that for something like this procedure, which is an infusion of medication into the brain it sounds like?, that the "tools" to perform the procedure themselves are computer based or computer dependent. It might not be as simple as injecting a drug into an IV line.

Note that I am not a doctor and have absolutely no specific knowledge beyond what is in the original article, but I am guessing at potential explanations.

Additionally, the article states that there is some "wiffle [sic] room" around the timing of the infusions. So it may be that the delay is not quite as serious as the title makes it sound.

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