Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

Adverse events · adults with dystonia (generalised, segmental, and cervical)

It is very uncertain whether deep brain stimulation changes adverse Events compared with sham stimulation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain stimulation for dystonia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.58 [0.98, 2.54]
2 studies · 102 participants
Very low

Adverse events · patients with refractory (multi)focal or generalized epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 19 participants
Low

Adverse events · patients with refractory (multi)focal or generalized epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 22 participants
Low

Adverse events · patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 15 participants
Low

Adverse events · adults with IQ >70 with refractory focal epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 4 participants
Low

Adverse events · adults with refractory focal epilepsy (1 or 2 epileptogenic regions)

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 191 participants
Moderate

Adverse events · adults with IQ > 70 with refractory focal epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Moderate