Seeking Traditional Health Practitioners and Use of Complementary/Alternative Medicines in the Management of Movement Disorders in Africa: A Multicenter Continental Study

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Ali Shalash · Ain Shams University

Tamer Roushdy · Ain Shams University

Samia Ben Sassi · National Institute of Neurology Mongi-Ben Hamida

Oluwadamilola O. Ojo · University of Lagos

Yusuf Jamnagerwalla · Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam

Ahmed Omar Sheikh · Banadir Hospital

Yasser Mecheri

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Seeking THPs and using CAM are widespread practices in African countries and have a negative impact on patients' care. Their use is related to inadequate health-care services, misconceptions, and other factors, which are modifiable and mandate immediate and comprehensive actions. © 2026 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

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Published in: Movement Disorders

DOI: 10.1002/mds.70280

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Seeking Traditional Health Practitioners and Use of Complementary/Alternative Medicines in the Management of Movement Disorders in Africa: A Multicenter Continental Study

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