Efficacy of deep brain stimulation in treating the negative symptoms of treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Systematic review of human studies
Preliminary evidence suggests DBS might have efficacy in treating negative schizophrenia symptoms. Higher quality studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further back this claim. Researchers must look to maintain methodological consistency in their studies to allow easier comparability between them.
Authors
- Syed Faisal Nadeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6158-4803)
- Fatima Gauhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-2222)
- Farhan A. Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8203-8608)
- Ahsan Ali Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-9283)
- Hizba Waheed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5040-0806)
- Kabir Jitender
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Nishtar Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_679_2025
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00