Validation of the Arabic Version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale.
Hanan KhalilZakiyah F AldaajaniMayis AldughmiAlham Al-SharmanTareq MohammadRaja MehannaShaimaa I El-JaafaryAhmed DahshanMouna Ben DjebaraWalaa A KamelHanan A AmerMohammed FarghalFatema AbdullaNouf Al-TalaiMuneer Abu SninehNouha FarhatFatima A JamaliRawan K MatarHeba S AbdelraheemNesma A M GhonimiMishal Abu Al-MelhSonia ElbhrawyMajid S AlotaibiShaimaa A ElaidyShahad A AlmuammarJasem Y Al-HashelRiadh GouiderHatem SamirChokri MhiriMatej SkorvanekJeffrey LinPablo Martínez MartínGlenn T StebbinsSheng LuoChristopher G GoetzJawad A BajwaPublished in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2022)
The Arabic version of the MDS-UPDRS has good construct validity in Arabic-speaking patients with PD and has been thereby designated as an official MDS-UPDRS version. The data collection methodology among Arabic-speaking countries across two continents of Asia and Africa provides a roadmap for validating additional MDS rating scale initiatives and is strong evidence that underserved regions can be energically mobilized to promote efforts that apply to better clinical care, education, and research for PD. © 2022 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.