Why the study?
Despite technological advancements in deep brain stimulation devices, equitable access has not progressed similarly, with barriers to access remaining a persistent challenge globally.
What are the disparities, challenges, and potential strategies to improve availability and equity in access to deep brain stimulation?
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Clinicians must address socioeconomic barriers when referring for DBS; challenges assumption that device innovation ensures equity and leaves open effective solutions.
What are the disparities, challenges, and potential strategies to improve availability and equity in access to deep brain stimulation?
This review highlights that despite significant technological advancements in deep brain stimulation, substantial socioeconomic, geographic, and systemic barriers to equitable access remain globally.
Schmidt et al. (2025) studied this question.
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