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. 2021 Jan 7:10:62-65.
doi: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2020.12.003. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Spinal cord injury in the Moroccan healthcare system: A country case study

Abderrazak Hajjioui  1 , Maryam Fourtassi  2 , Saïd Boujraf  1   3
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Spinal cord injury in the Moroccan healthcare system: A country case study

Abderrazak Hajjioui et al. IBRO Neurosci Rep. .

Abstract

In this article, the authors report an overview of the healthcare management of People with Spinal Cord Injury living in Morocco. The authors' experience in monitoring neurologic recovery and rehabilitation expectations and outcomes are also presented. In addition to the epidemiological data, the patient journey through the chain of care, living with Spinal Cord Injury, the health and rehabilitation system are discussed. This paper illustrates well the suffering of people with Spinal Cord Injury specifically and of disabled persons in general living in low and middle-income countries, especially with the lack of access to specialized and quality rehabilitation facilities and shortage of healthcare workers specialized in rehabilitation.

Keywords: Country case study; Healthcare system; Morocco; Spinal cord injury.

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