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Hamid E, Okengo K, Ayele BA, Gams Massi D, Ben Sassi S, Tibar H, El-Sadig SM, Mahoui S, Razafimahefa J, Kouame-Assouan AE, Ben-Adji D, Modeste LYT, Mohamed MH, Nsengiyumva N, Alwahchi WA, Neshuku SN, Ocampo C, Sakadi F, Caiano JB, Rodrigues Fortes A, Fall M, Ngwende GW, Hooker J, Charway-Felli A, Atadzhanov M, Carr J, Okubadejo NU, Shalash A. The Gaps and Prospects of Movement Disorders Education and Research in Africa: A Continental Survey. Mov Disord 2023; 38:178-184. [PMID: 36703239 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Eman Hamid
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Douala General Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Mongi Ben Hamida National Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Neurology B and Neurogenetics Department, Hôpital des Spécialités de Rabat, IBN SINA University Hospital of Rabat, Medical School of Rabat, Mohamed 5 University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Faculty of Medicine of Algaiers, Béjaia, Algeria.,Specialized Hospital of Benaknoun Algiers, Ben Aknoun, Algeria
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- Faculté Médecine Antananarivo/Hôpital Joseph Raseta Befelatanana, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Department of Neurology, East Africa University Hospital and EAU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bosaso, Somalia
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- University Hospital Center of National Reference, N'djamena, Chad
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- Division of Neurology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi Araba, Nigeria
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Ratliff JB, Schaefer SM, Chitnis S, Cooney JW, Hess CW, Okubadejo N, Shalash A, Moro E, Sue C, Pandey S, Pal PK, Yang L. Viewpoint on Milestones for Fellowship Training in Movement Disorders. Mov Disord 2022; 37:1605-1609. [PMID: 35816077 PMCID: PMC9543200 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Jeffrey B Ratliff
- Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Grenoble Alpes University, CHU de Grenoble, Division of Neurology, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Smit M, Albanese A, Benson M, Edwards MJ, Graessner H, Hutchinson M, Jech R, Krauss JK, Morgante F, Pérez Dueñas B, Reilly RB, Tinazzi M, Contarino MF, Tijssen MAJ. Dystonia Management: What to Expect From the Future? The Perspectives of Patients and Clinicians Within DystoniaNet Europe. Front Neurol 2021; 12:646841. [PMID: 34149592 PMCID: PMC8211212 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.646841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Improved care for people with dystonia presents a number of challenges. Major gaps in knowledge exist with regard to how to optimize the diagnostic process, how to leverage discoveries in pathophysiology into biomarkers, and how to develop an evidence base for current and novel treatments. These challenges are made greater by the realization of the wide spectrum of symptoms and difficulties faced by people with dystonia, which go well-beyond motor symptoms. A network of clinicians, scientists, and patients could provide resources to facilitate information exchange at different levels, share mutual experiences, and support each other's innovative projects. In the past, collaborative initiatives have been launched, including the American Dystonia Coalition, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST-which however only existed for a limited time), and the Dutch DystonieNet project. The European Reference Network on Rare Neurological Diseases includes dystonia among other rare conditions affecting the central nervous system in a dedicated stream. Currently, we aim to broaden the scope of these initiatives to a comprehensive European level by further expanding the DystoniaNet network, in close collaboration with the ERN-RND. In line with the ERN-RND, the mission of DystoniaNet Europe is to improve care and quality of life for people with dystonia by, among other endeavors, facilitating access to specialized care, overcoming the disparity in education of medical professionals, and serving as a solid platform to foster international clinical and research collaborations. In this review, both professionals within the dystonia field and patients and caregivers representing Dystonia Europe highlight important unsolved issues and promising new strategies and the role that a European network can play in activating them.
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- Marenka Smit
- Expertise Centre Movement Disorders Groningen, Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Research Centre, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics and Centre for Rare Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Centre, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Research Group, Hospital Vall d'Hebron–Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Medicine, Trinity College, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands
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- Expertise Centre Movement Disorders Groningen, Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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