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. 2016 Jun 21;11:777–786. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S105505

Table 2.

Entire results of neurocognitive status comparison between GPi DBS and STN DBS

Measure Included study number SMD, IV, fixed, 95% CI Test for heterogeneity
Test for overall effect
I2 (%) P-value Z P-value
Verbal fluency
 Semantic fluency 3 0.21 (0.03 to 0.40) 0 0.68 2.25 0.02
 Phonemic fluency 3 0.19 (0.00 to 0.38) 0 0.79 1.97 0.05
Processing speed
 Stroop word reading 3 0.33 (0.10 to 0.56) 41 0.16 2.83 0.005
 Stroop color naming 3 0.19 (−0.29 to 0.67) 42 0.15 0.78 0.44
 Trail making test A 3 0.05 (−0.18 to 0.27) 27 0.26 0.39 0.69
Language
 Boston naming test 3 0.11 (−0.05 to 0.27) 0 0.86 1.41 0.16
Executive function
 Trail making test B 3 0.10 (−0.27 to 0.47) 41 0.16 0.55 0.58
 Stroop color–word interference 3 0.14 (−0.09 to 0.37) 0 0.84 1.21 0.23
Dementia
 MDRS 2 0.14 (−0.05 to 0.33) 0 0.95 1.44 0.15

Abbreviations: GPi, globus pallidus interna; STN, subthalamic nucleus; DBS, deep brain stimulation; SMD, standardized mean difference; IV, inverse variance; CI, confidence interval; MDRS, Mattis dementia rating scale.