Njide Okubadejo

Kudos to @elcolombiano for their reporting on our recent study showing that neurologic manifestations of #LongCovid also affects people in Colombia elcolombiano.com/tendencias/los… @NMNeurology @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternMed @AANmember @TheNewANA1

It was a pleasure to discuss with @elcolombiano the implications of our collaborative study with CES University in Medellin on #LongCOVID and next steps for cognitive rehabilitation of brain fog. elcolombiano.com/tecnologia/cie… @NMNeurology @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternMed @AANmember

Congratulations to Drs. Clark, Batra and Liotta for their publication "Impact of healthcare system strain on the implementation of ICU sedation practices and encephalopathy burden during the early COVID-19 pandemic" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39243283/ @NMNeurology @NUFeinbergMed @AANmember

Kudos to "The Guardian Nigeria" for reporting on our study, which reveals that Nigerians suffer from Neurologic manifestations of #LongCOVID. guardian.ng/news/nigerians… @NMNeurology @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternMed @AANmember @TheNewANA1

Congratulations to Drs. Okubadejo and Akase for their study on the Neurologic Manifestations of #LongCOVID in Nigeria, which was picked up by @ScienceDaily . sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/… @NMNeurology @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternMed @AANmember @TheNewANA1

Congratulations to Drs. Akase, Okubadejo and colleagues on their study of the Neurologic manifestations of #LongCovid in Nigeria, published @JNeuroVirology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39446250/ A first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa! @NMNeurology @NUFeinbergMed @AANmember @TheNewANA1

news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/1… @IgorKoralnik @UnilagNigeria @LUTHofficial @CmulNigeria @MobilePunch @TheNationNews @BBCAfrica

#Amazing achievement today @LUTHofficial : #first ever Bone Marrow Transplant #BMT in West Africa. Congratulations 🙌🏼 all #Nigerian team mentored by @DrAdetolaKassim @VUMChealth & @josudelafuente @ImperialPaeCH @imperialcollege @ImperialPeople

@MichaelOkun Thank you for spotlighting this burning issue! @trapcaf_project @TashMisbah @adpforg @ParkinsonAfrica @omotolathomas8 @DrISubramanian

Levodopa or L-Dopa has been available for over 50 years and guess how easy it is to get in Kenya? It is NOT easy. Accessibility of all Parkinson's disease medicines is quite limited across sub-Saharan Africa as Natasha Fothergill-Misbah and colleagues nail it with this important piece in @MDJ_Journal. Key points: - The authors point out that lack of levodopa has profound negative health, social and financial consequences. - They sought the perspective of persons w/ Parkinson's disease, caregivers and neurologists. - 55 folks w/ Parkinson's, 23 caregivers and 8 neurologists. - Parkinson's medicines were largely unavailable and unaffordable across Kenya. - There was financial burden triggered by the need for long-term treatment. My take: We need to pay more attention to everyone on the planet who has Parkinson's, and we need to get them levodopa. Whether it is through local growing programs w/mucuna or through world coalitions like we did with HIV/AIDS drugs, we need to act. BRAVO to these authors and also kudos to the World Health Organization @WHO for beginning to recognize, mobilize and think about solutions. The time to act is NOW. Check out the 6 actions steps from the recent WHO group. Let's get to work. …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md… #Parkinsons Six Action Steps to Address Global Disparities in Parkinson Disease: A World Health Organization Priority jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… #PDavengers @ParkinsonDotOrg @PdAvengers @ParkinsonAfrica

@nachogenePD @LARGE_PD @APDAParkinsons Congratulations Nacho and the @LARGE_PD team!

Our new paper is out! @LARGE_PD Huge 5 years effort to pull all these families and data together. Originally funded by a @APDAParkinsons grant! Incredibly thankful to all our collaborators but especially to all the participants that made this possible! doi.org/10.1002/mds.29…

Access to medicines for neurological disorders report launch 📣 23rd July 2pm CET! Link to register to attend 👇🏼

Tapping the Brakes on New Parkinson Disease Biological Staging jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

President's Letter movementdisorders.org/Moving-Along/2…. The WHO IGAP Implementation toolkit launched today will be instrumental to achieving equality of access to levodopa for Parkinson’s. Congratulations to @WHO. @WHONigeria @Fmohnigeria @trapcaf_project @movedisorder @ParkinsonAfrica

Congratulations @WHO on the launch of the IGAP Implementation toolkit! A giant stride promoting equality of access to neurological medicines worldwide, including Parkinson’s medicines! @trapcaf_project @ParkinsonAfrica @AFANeurology @movedisorder @TashMisbah @DrISubramanian

@trapcaf_project @TashMisbah @BritishAcademy_ @NIHRglobal @PolicyNCL @NCL_medscience Congratulations Tash!

Congratulations 🥳 @TashMisbah on your @BritishAcademy_ grant which will build on ongoing work within TrapCAf! @NIHRglobal @PolicyNCL @NCL_medscience

A conversation in commemoration of Black History Month. Let’s keep the momentum and lend our voices to ensure inclusion of black ancestry populations in Africa and globally on the agenda to bridge the gaps in Parkinson’s research and access to care. linkedin.com/posts/michaelj…