Parkinson’s Disease-Related Risk of Suicide and Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation: Meta-Analysis

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Forest plots of studies comparing Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) with controls. (a) Pooled data showed a trend of increase in risk of suicide in PD patients who underwent DBS compared with PD patients who received only drug therapy, but there is no statistical significance. (b) Pooled data showed PD patients who underwent DBS had an increased risk of suicide compared with general population.

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