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. 2026 Jul 13;17:1845916. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1845916

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Scatterplot funnel plot illustrating Deeks' asymmetry test for diagnostic odds ratio, with individual study points marked in circles and a dashed regression line. Axes labeled as 1 divided by square root of ESS versus diagnostic odds ratio, and p-value reported as zero point zero five. Legend identifies circles as studies and dashed line as the regression line. — Deek’s funnel plot of the publication bias test of included studies.