Table Legend
In the original publication, there was a mistake in the legend for Table 1. The original legend required updating due to the following reasons: (1) Previously omitted data was added to Table 1 (specifically concerning Age distinctions, necessitating new abbreviations, WC: with complications, and WOC: without complications). Consequently, the original legend did not include definitions for these new abbreviations. (2) The term “Cochrane risk-of-bias tool” was not consistently presented as its corresponding abbreviation “RoB 2”, which is used elsewhere in the manuscript for consistency. (3) The description for Age used the general term “Average age” without specifying that it could represent either the mean or median age, as reported in the included studies. (4) Other formatting inconsistencies were present (use of ‘:’ instead of ‘=’) [1].
The correct legend appears below. The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.
Table 1. Characteristics of the selected studies. This table summarizes key information from the studies. Study design: the type of study, where R = retrospective, P = prospective, and RCT = randomized controlled trial. Total number of DBS patients: Number of PD patients undergoing DBS. Structure: The DBS structure where the CVE occurred. Type of CVE: Type of reported CVE, where H = hemorrhage and I = ischemia. Number of CVEs: Total number of CVEs recorded. Quality: Quality assessment score, based on the NOS for all studies, except for Del Bene et al., 2024 [36], was evaluated using the RoB 2. Use of MER: Indicates whether MER was used during DBS surgery. Age: Mean or median age of the overall study population (L = left, R = right, Y = younger, O = older, WO = with complications, WOC = without complications, IQR = interquartile range). Country: The country in which the study was conducted.
Error in Table
In the original publication, there was a mistake in Table 1 as it was published. (1) While the information in the first few columns was correct, errors were present in the Age and Country columns. Specifically, in the Age column, the data was not ordered correctly corresponding to the respective studies, and two data points were missing. (2) In the Country column, the countries of origin for each study were also not ordered correctly. (3) Furthermore, for consistency with abbreviations used throughout the article, “Gpi” in the Structure column was not presented as “GPi” [1].
The corrected Table 1 appears below.
Table 1.
Characteristics of the selected studies. This table summarizes key information from the studies. Study design: the type of study, where R = retrospective, P = prospective, and RCT = randomized controlled trial. Total number of DBS patients: Number of PD patients undergoing DBS. Structure: The DBS structure where the CVE occurred. Type of CVE: Type of reported CVE, where H = hemorrhage and I = ischemia. Number of CVEs: Total number of CVEs recorded. Quality: Quality assessment score, based on the NOS for all studies, except for Del Bene et al., 2024 [36], was evaluated using the RoB 2. Use of MER: Indicates whether MER was used during DBS surgery. Age: Mean or median age of the overall study population (L = left, R = right, Y = younger, O = older, WO = with complications, WOC = without complications, IQR = interquartile range). Country: The country in which the study was conducted.
The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.
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