Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

49 questions · 50 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 2%Very low 15 · 30%Low 19 · 38%Moderate 10 · 20%High 5 · 10%

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

Neuropsychological outcome (3 months) · 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 · 160 participants
High

Quality of life (QOLIE‐89) (3 months) · 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 · 180 participants
High

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

Neuropsychological outcome (3 months) · 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 · 96 participants
Moderate

Quality of life (QOLIE‐31) (3 months) · 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 · 105 participants
High

Seizure freedom (3‐month blinded evaluation period) · patients with refractory (multi)focal or generalized epilepsy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes seizure freedom (3‐month blinded evaluation period) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1 [0.11, 9.39]
1 study · 6 participants
Very low

Responder rate (3‐month blinded evaluation period) · patients with refractory (multi)focal or generalized epilepsy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes responder rate (3‐month blinded evaluation period) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1 [0.27, 3.69]
1 study · 6 participants
Very low

Seizure frequency reduction (3‐month blinded evaluation period) · 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
1 study · 6 participants
Very low