Danielle Kipnis, Michele Lin, Alissa Pacheco, Nia Mensah, Yu Gu, Chelsea E Macpherson, Kelsey Kempner, Anita Parker, R Bernard Coley, Denise Coley, Hiral Shah, Lori Quinn
INTRODUCTION: Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Members of the Black Diaspora (MBD) and Hispanic/Latinx people are less likely to receive a timely diagnosis following the onset of symptoms and more likely to experience greater disease severity due to late diagnosis. Historically marginalized populations (i.e., MBD, Hispanic, and Latinx communities) are not accurately represented in research; this, along with many other barriers, compounds underreporting and lack of recognition of PD...
May 8, 2024: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities