Evidence map · DBS · Parkinson’s disease
DBS for Parkinson’s disease: what the research shows
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. 9,164 papers from 1993 to 2026, including 154 meta-analyses, 201 systematic reviews and 242 randomised controlled trials. Each study below links to its source.
9,164Papers in the corpus
154Meta-analyses
242Randomised controlled trials
2,531Open-access papers
Study design
Jev labels2,916 papers have no confident study-design label yet. Labels are AI-classified by Jev: advisory, not clinician-reviewed.
Papers over time
by publication year* 2025–26 is still in progress, so its count is incomplete.
Most-cited trials and reviews
by citations- 1
A randomized trial of deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
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Bilateral deep brain stimulation vs best medical therapy for patients with advanced Parkinson disease: a randomized controlled trial.
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Deep-brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus or the pars interna of the globus pallidus in Parkinson's disease.
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Pallidal versus subthalamic deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
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Deep brain stimulation plus best medical therapy versus best medical therapy alone for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD SURG trial): a randomised, open-label trial.
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Subthalamic nucleus versus globus pallidus bilateral deep brain stimulation for advanced Parkinson's disease (NSTAPS study): a randomised controlled trial.
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Neuropsychological and psychiatric changes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a randomised, multicentre study.
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Cognition and mood in Parkinson's disease in subthalamic nucleus versus globus pallidus interna deep brain stimulation: the COMPARE trial.
Recent trials and reviews
last 3 years- 1
Treatment of Dysphonia in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review.
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Neural correlates of emotional prosody in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review.
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Genotype-associated outcomes after deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review, meta-analysis and epigenetic implications.
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Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review on the Path Towards Real-Time Therapies.
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fMRI-based deep brain stimulation programming for Parkinson's disease: a blinded, crossover clinical trial.
Decision support only. This page summarises published literature; it is not medical advice or a recommendation for any patient. Study designs and topic labels are AI-classified by Jev: advisory, not clinician-reviewed. Abstracts are not reproduced here: follow the links to read each source. Data snapshot 2026-09-25.