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. 2025 Oct 14;11(1):293.
doi: 10.1038/s41531-025-01123-8.

Proceedings of the world summit on parkinson's disease

Sneha Mantri  1   2 , M Felice Ghilardi  3 , Nicole Lessard  4 , Monica Norcini  5 , Alessandro Di Rocco  6 , Kristin Wallock  4 , John Lehr  4 , Michael S Okun  7 ; World Summit Steering Committee
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Proceedings of the world summit on parkinson's disease

Sneha Mantri et al. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. .

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Abstract

This meeting report summarizes the proceedings of the inaugural World Summit on Parkinson’s Disease, held 11-13 June 2025 in Fiesole, Italy. The Summit was co-sponsored by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Fresco Parkinson Institute. Representatives from movement disorders centers, non-governmental organizations, and disease foundations came together to outline key global priority areas for policy-makers, clinicians, and people with Parkinson’s disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Socioecological Model of PD.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Percent increase in prevalence of Parkinson’s disease, 1990–2021.
Data derived from the Global Burden of Disease Visualization Hub (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Results. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2024. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 28 JUL 2025).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Availability of Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, by Country Income.
Data derived from Goh et al. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022;12(3):1023-1034. 10.3233/JPD-213006.
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