Neurological disorders. : Public Health Challenges.
Title:
Neurological disorders. : Public Health Challenges.
Author:
WHO.
ISBN:
9789240682177
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (232 pages)
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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