Meta-analysis of proportion of left sided functional motor and sensory symptoms
| Left sided symptoms (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of studies | Number of patients | Simple pooled values* (95% CI) | Fixed effects model† (95% CI) | Random effects model† (95% CI) | |
| *Values from individual studies were added together so that each study weights itself. †Fixed and random effects modelling of all studies where n>20 and other studies amalgamated as a single data point. ‡Insufficient studies with n>20 to allow meaningful fixed and random analysis. | |||||
| Adults—weakness or sensory disturbance | |||||
| All studies | |||||
| Sensory | 42 | 501 | 62 (58 to 66) | 65 (61 to 69) | 69 (59 to 80) |
| Weakness | 82 | 584 | 58 (54 to 62) | 59 (56 to 63) | 64 (55 to 73) |
| Sensory and/or weakness | 90 | 948 | 58 (55 to 61) | 60 (57 to 63) | 61 (53 to 68) |
| Headline studies | |||||
| Sensory | 8 | 281 | 70 (65 to 76) | 72 (67 to 77) | 77 (69 to 84) |
| Weakness | 10 | 230 | 69 (63 to 75) | 70 (64 to 76) | 71 (63 to 78) |
| Sensory and/or weakness | 12 | 395 | 66 (61 to 71) | 67 (62 to 71) | 65 (54 to 76) |
| Non-headline studies | |||||
| Sensory‡ | 34 | 220 | 51 (44 to 58) | ||
| Weakness‡ | 72 | 354 | 50 (45 to 55) | ||
| Sensory and/or weakness | 78 | 553 | 53 (48 to 57) | 54 (50 to 58) | 56 (48 to 65) |
| Left handed‡ | 9 | 38 | 55 (39 to 71) | ||
| Male‡ | 78 | 167 | 56 (48 to 63) | ||
| Female‡ | 78 | 358 | 66 (61 to 70) | ||
| Movement disorder‡ | 26 | 163 | 32 (25 to 39) | ||
| Paediatric population‡ | 10 | 28 | 48 (30 to 66) | ||