The burden of Parkinson's disease in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990-2019: results from the global burden of disease study 2019

• Main Authors: Saeid Safiri (Author), Maryam Noori (Author), Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi (Author), Seyed Ehsan Mousavi (Author), Mark J. M. Sullman (Author), Mostafa Araj-Khodaei (Author), Kuljit Singh (Author), Ali-Asghar Kolahi (Author), Kurosh Gharagozli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Parkinson's disease (PD) remains a common disabling progressive neurodegenerative disorder. We aimed to report the prevalence, death and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to PD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and its 21 countries by age, s...