Apathy following Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus in Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

MINORS scores of eligible studies (sort by study year and name).

Study	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	Total
1 [10]	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	0	12
2 [15]	2	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	10
3 [25]	2	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	11
4 [9]	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	10
5 [11]	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	11
6 [26]	2	2	2	2	0	2	1	1	12
7 [17]	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	11
8 [27]	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	10
9 [13]	2	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	10
10 [12]	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	11
11 [28]	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	0	12
12 [16]	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	13
13 [29]	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	0	12

Footnote: DBS programming was all bilateral. NA means not available and NS means not significant. The calculation method of p value was as follows: ^a means paired-sample Wilcoxon test; ^b means Wilcoxon signed-rank test; ^c means Friedman test; ^d means paired-sample t-test; ^e means Mann–Whitney U test.