Middle East Working Group
This Working Group is open to any MDS Member with an active interest in movement disorders in the Middle East.
Group Leadership
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Mehri Salari Chair |
Shivam Mittal Co-Chair |
MDS Staff Liaison: Emily Santeler
Steering Committee Members
Zakiyah Aldaajani Hanan Khalil Ozge Kusbeci Galit Yogev-Seligmann Firas Alfwaress Mudassar Iqbal Arain Fatma Abdullah |
Maha Mohammad |
Publications
Authors: Khalil, Hanan; Chahine, Lana; Siddiqui, Junaid; Salari, Mehri; El-Jaafary, Shaimaa; Aldaajani, Zakiyah; Abu Al-Melh, Mishal; Mohammad, Tareq Mohammad; Abu Snineh, Muneer; Syed, Nadir A; Bhatt, Mohit; Habib, Mohammad Ahsan; Habahbeh, Majed; Tabbal, Samer D.; Jeon, Beomseok | Bajwa, Jawad A
Parkinson's disease in the MENASA countries
Authors: Hanan Khalil, Lana Chahine, Junaid Siddiqui, Zakiyah Aldaajani, Jawad A Bajwa
Parkinson's Disease Survey Results
The MDS Task Force for the Middle East (MDS-Task Force on the Middle East) conducted a survey with an aim of characterizing the needs, the challenges and the limitations for providing care for people with Parkinson’s disease in the region. Here are the results:
Survey | Full Report
Past Courses
- 1st Middle East School for Young Neurologists
- First Middle East Camp for Parkinson's, Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation
- Second Middle East Camp for Parkinson's, Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation
- 3rd Middle East Camp for Parkinson’s Disease, Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation
- Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease