Neurological disorders : public health challenges.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases--Social aspects.

Nervous system.

Nervous system--Diseases--Treatment--Social aspects.

Nervous system--Diseases--Epidemiology.

Public health.

Physical Description:

xi, 218 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book provides the public health perspective for these disorders and presents fresh and updated estimates and predictions of the global burden borne by them. It provides information and advice on public health interventions that may be applied to reduce the occurrence and consequences of neurological disorders. It offers health professionals and planners the opportunity to assess the burden caused by these disorders in their country and to take appropriate action. A clear message emerges that unless immediate action is taken globally, the neurological burden is likely to become an increasingly serious and unmanageable problem in all countries.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1

Public health principles and neurological disorders

Chapter 2

Global burden of neurological disorders: estimates and projections

Chapter 3

Neurological disorders: a public health approach

3.1 Dementia

3.2 Epilepsy

3.3 Headache disorders

3.4 Multiple sclerosis

3.5 Neuroinfections

3.6 Neurological disorders associated with malnutrition

3.7 Pain associated with neurological disorders

3.8 Parkinson's disease

3.9 Stroke

3.10 Traumatic brain injuries

Chapter 4

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex 1

List of WHO Member States by region and mortality stratum

Annex 2

Country income groups used for reporting estimates and projections

Annex 3

Global Burden of Disease cause categories, sequelae and case definitions for neurological disorders

Annex 4

Table A.4.1 Burden of neurological disorders, in DALYs, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Table A.4.2 Burden of neurological disorders, in DALYs, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Table A.4.3 Deaths attributable to neurological disorders, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Table A.4.4 Deaths attributable to neurological disorders, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Table A.4.5 Burden of neurological disorders, in YLDs, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Table A.4.6 Burden of neurological disorders, in YLDs, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030.

Table A 4.7 Prevalence (per 1000) of neurological disorders, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Table A.4.8 Prevalence (per 1000) of neurological disorders, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030

Annex 5

International nongovernmental organizations working in neurological disorders.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95326-8

9786610953264

92-4-068217-1

OCLC:

476082628