Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2012 Jul-Sep;56(3):227-30. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.104253.
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.
发展中国家的神经疾病负担要高得多。这些国家的神经疾病主要是由于贫困和营养不良造成的。与发达国家相比，疾病谱也有所不同。资源匮乏、知识匮乏和人口过剩使得解决这个问题变得非常困难和具有挑战性。大多数患者由对神经疾病知之甚少的全科医生治疗。大多数国家要么只有很少的神经科医生，要么根本没有。在初级保健层面上提供神经保健的需求更大，因为大多数患者都在与癫痫、中风和神经感染作斗争。
