Parkinson's disease in Mauritania: Analysis of the epidemiological profile and contribution to genetic analysis
El El Mouhab, Sidat Mohamed Lemin, Mohamed Yehdhih Amar Abdi, Malak Salame, Selma Mohamed Brahim, Fatimetou Veten, Ahmed Houmeida · FENS Forum 2024
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the appearance of motor and non-motor symptoms, resulting from the depletion of dopamine due to the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Unfortunately, there is currently no definitive test to confirm the diagnosis and no curative treatment for this disease.Our Epidemiological Study of the disease in Mauritania revealed several important findings. Age is a key factor in the incidence of the disease, with a significant increase in cases in individuals aged between 50 and 70. Parkinson's disease is also male-domina
ePoster · Neuroscience