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Efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the neurology community and in neurological care are central to addressing health disparities and thereby improving global brain health. The aim of this Series is to bring attention to the disparities that need tackling and to highlight current initiatives and future priorities to address them. The Series includes reviews, commentary and discussion to explore disparities across all aspects of the field, from the workforce and research to patient care and outcomes, whether related to geography, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or other factors.
In this Review, the authors discuss the unique neurological health disparities faced by sexual and gender minority (LGBT+) people. The Review presents clinical considerations alongside language and practice recommendations to promote inclusive care, and highlights the gaps in need of further research.
In this Review, Hamilton dissects the importance of racial and ethnic diversity among the neurology workforce for providing inclusive and equitable care to diverse populations. The Review summarizes current barriers to achieving diversity in the field and presents strategic approaches to overcoming these.
Though the burden of stroke has declined, it has grown rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries, and disparities still exist within high-income countries. In this Review, the authors highlight under-acknowledged disparities in the burden of stroke and review strategies for addressing key inequalities.
Nature Reviews Neurology is interviewing individuals who are driving efforts to address disparities in neurology through a broad spectrum of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. We spoke with neurosurgeon Sonia Mejía Pérez from Mexico about her work to address gaps in hospital care for individuals from minority groups, such as LGBT+ people.
Nature Reviews Neurology is interviewing individuals who are driving efforts to address disparities in neurology through a broad spectrum of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. We spoke with stroke neurologist Nirali Vora from the USA about her work to build neurology capacity in low and middle-income countries.
A new study on dementia prevalence in Latin America has found a stronger effect of social determinants of health than ancestry effects specific to this region, highlighting the need for interventions involving lifestyle changes, healthcare access and education.
This month, Nature Reviews Neurology launches a Series to highlight the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the neurology community and in neurological care to address health disparities and thereby to improve global brain health.
A study now reveals that CSF, but not imaging, biomarkers for Alzheimer disease show weaker correlation to cognitive measures in Black people than in White people. The findings offer insights into Alzheimer disease biomarker utility across racially diverse groups.