Incidence and Risk Profile of Dementia in the Regions of Middle East and North Africa

Conclusions: MENA is youthful and dementia here is neither likely to be an epidemic nor looming over. The only possible exception might be Arab pocket in Israel. To us, previous attributions on dementia do not seem to be based on the realities of this region and, therefore, may prevent pragmatic addressal of dementia. Lastly, values-based collaborations are invited to jointly fill the awareness deficit in a unique low-cost manner.Neuroepidemiology 2018;50:144 –152
Source: Neuroepidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research