Table 3 Published studies on dementia and cognitive impairment in the MENA region by country and scope

From: Dementia in the MENA region uncharted challenges and emerging insights a literature review

Country

City/District

Scope

References

Algeria

Sidi M’Hamed

Dementia

25

Egypt

Al-Qusair

Dementia

72

Al-Kharga

Dementia

70

Al-Kharga

Neurological disorders

116

Upper Egypt desert

AD

117

Qena

MCI

119

Assiut

Dementia

118

Zagazig

Dementia

76

Cairo

Cognitive impairment

120

Kafr El Sheikh

Cognitive impairment

77

Cairo, Dakahlia, Beni Suef, Suez, Fayoum

Non-communicable diseases

124

Iran

Kerman

AD

168

20 health centers

Cognitive impairment & AD

63

West Azerbaijan, North Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchistan, Khuzestan, & Alborz.

Dementia

133

Iraq

Nineveh

Cognitive impairment

169

Jordan

Irbid & Ar-Ramtha

Dementia

66

Lebanon

Beirut & Mount Lebanon

Dementia, Cognitive decline (Bou-Orm et al., 2017)

26,125,170

Libya

Benghazia

Dementia

122

Oman

Muscata

Dementia

73

Qatar

Doha

AD

127

Saudi Arabia

Riyadha

MCI & dementia

123

Al-Bahaa

Dementia

45

  1. aHospital-based.