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Abbas Rattani
Researcher at Meharry Medical College
Publications - 43
Citations - 3094
Abbas Rattani is an academic researcher from Meharry Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 33 publications receiving 1639 citations. Previous affiliations of Abbas Rattani include Johns Hopkins University & Rush University Medical Center.
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Estimating the global incidence of traumatic brain injury
Michael C. Dewan,Abbas Rattani,Saksham Gupta,Ronnie E. Baticulon,Ya-Ching Hung,Maria Punchak,Amit Agrawal,Amos Olufemi Adeleye,Mark G. Shrime,Andres M. Rubiano,Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld,Kee B. Park +11 more
TL;DR: The case burden of TBI across World Health Organization regions and World Bank income groups was sought to promote advocacy, understanding, and targeted intervention, and study quality was higher in the high-income countries (HICs) than in the low- and middle- Income countries (LMICs).
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Traumatic Spinal Injury: Global Epidemiology and Worldwide Volume.
Ramesh Kumar,Jaims Lim,Rania A. Mekary,Abbas Rattani,Michael C. Dewan,Salman Sharif,Enrique Osorio-Fonseca,Kee B. Park +7 more
TL;DR: TSI is a major source of morbidity and mortality throughout the world and largely preventable mechanisms, including road traffic accidents and falls, are the main causes of TSI globally.
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Global neurosurgery: the current capacity and deficit in the provision of essential neurosurgical care. Executive Summary of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change.
Michael C. Dewan,Michael C. Dewan,Abbas Rattani,Abbas Rattani,Graham Fieggen,Miguel Ángel Arráez,Franco Servadei,Frederick A. Boop,Walter D. Johnson,Benjamin C. Warf,Kee B. Park +10 more
TL;DR: Increasing access to essential neurosurgical care in low- and middle-income countries via neuros surgical workforce expansion as part of surgical system strengthening is necessary to prevent severe disability and death for millions with neurological disease.
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Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: Estimating Global Incidence and Worldwide Volume.
Vijay M. Ravindra,Steven S. Senglaub,Abbas Rattani,Michael C. Dewan,Michael C. Dewan,Roger Härtl,Erica F Bisson,Kee B. Park,Mark G. Shrime,Mark G. Shrime +9 more
TL;DR: The overall worldwide burden of symptomatic lumbar DSD across World Health Organization regions and World Bank income groups is determined, with significantly, data quality is higher in high-income countries, making overall quantification in low- and middle- income countries less complete.
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Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Michael C. Dewan,Michael C. Dewan,Abbas Rattani,Abbas Rattani,Rania A. Mekary,Rania A. Mekary,Laurence Glancz,Ismaeel Yunusa,Ismaeel Yunusa,Ronnie E. Baticulon,Graham Fieggen,John C. Wellons,Kee B. Park,Benjamin C. Warf,Benjamin C. Warf +14 more
TL;DR: For the first time in a global model, the annual incidence of pediatric hydrocephalus is estimated and low- and middle-income countries incur the greatest burden of disease, particularly those within the African and Latin American regions.