Open AccessChallenges in neurological practice in developing countries
Author(s) -
Sanjay Pandey
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.104253
Subject(s) - developing country , malnutrition , medicine , overpopulation , poverty , neurological problems , ignorance , epilepsy , developed country , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , family medicine , population , psychiatry , environmental health , economic growth , pathology , political science , law , economics
The burden of neurological illness is much higher in developing countries. Neurological disorders in these countries are mainly due to poverty and malnutrition. Spectrums of diseases are also different in comparison with developed countries. Lack of resources, ignorance, and overpopulation make it very difficult and challenging to tackle this problem. Majority of the patients are seen by general practitioners who have little knowledge about neurological illnesses. Most of the countries have very few or no neurologist. There is a greater need of taking neurological care at primary care level where majority of the patients struggle with epilepsy, stroke and neuroinfections.