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Review
. 2023 Apr;13(2):129-139.
doi: 10.2217/nmt-2022-0021. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

Parkinson's disease research in Morocco: a review

Mohamed Daghi  1 , Abdelhakim Lakhdar  1   2 , Hicham El Otmani  3   4
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Parkinson's disease research in Morocco: a review

Mohamed Daghi et al. Neurodegener Dis Manag. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Aim: To quantify and provide an overview on the scientific productivity made by Moroccan academics in the research on Parkinson's disease (PD) and parkinsonism. Materials & methods: Scientific articles, in either English or French, were gathered from published literature in three recognized databases: PubMed, ScienceDirect and Scopus. Results: We identified 95 published papers from which 39 articles have been extracted after removing inadequate publications and duplications between databases. All articles were published between 2006 and 2021. The selected articles were subdivided into five categories. Conclusion: The Moroccan academia is presently facing a low productivity issues and a lack of research laboratories focusing on PD research. We anticipate that providing more budgetary funds will significantly improve the productivity of PD research.

Keywords: Moroccan academia; Morocco; Parkinson's disease; PubMed; ScienceDirect; Scopus; parkinsonism; research laboratories; review; scientific productivity.

Plain language summary

This work aims to quantify the studies conducted by Moroccan academics on Parkinson's disease (PD), which is a neurological condition that causes shaking, muscle stiffness and slows movement. As well, this review aims to provide an overview of the available Moroccan research papers on PD and Parkinsonism. For this purpose, we have gathered scientific articles, drafted in English or French, from three recognized scientific databases: Scopus, ScienceDirect and PubMed. We identified 95 published studies on PD and Parkinsonism from which 39 articles, published between 2006 and 2021, have been extracted after removing the inadequate publications and the duplication between databases. Subsequently, the selected articles were subdivided into five categories: diagnosis (n = 6), motor and non-motor symptoms (n = 13), etiology and pathophysiology (n = 9), genetic (n = 4), treatment and prevention (n = 7). From this review, we conclude that we are presently facing, in addition to low productivity, a serious lack of research laboratories focusing on PD research. We anticipate that providing more budgetary funds will significantly improve the scientific productivity related to PD.

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