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Commentary: Efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Mostafa A. Khalifa

  • April 30, 2026

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    Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a minimally invasive treatment option for selected Parkinson's disease patients.

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    The systematic review and meta-analysis by Tian et al. evaluated motor outcomes using MDS-UPDRSIII and CRST scores from 20 studies involving 258 patients.

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    The analysis predominantly focused on post-intervention raw mean values, which may distort the estimated treatment effect due to baseline variability.

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    Inconsistencies between reported and applied statistical methods raise concerns about the transparency and reproducibility of the findings.

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    The findings should be interpreted as descriptive summaries rather than confirmatory evidence of treatment efficacy due to methodological limitations.

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Commentary: Efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • by Mostafa A. Khalifa

  • April 30, 2026

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