Full Description
The book is a long-needed summary of neurological structures and practice worldwide. It is intended to serve as a compendial summary of neurology and is based on the inputs of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) regions, developments of the World health Organization (WHO), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of UN ECOSOC and relations with other medical specialties.
The book describes the historic development of neurology and the rapid growth in the past decades, based on science and research and implementation of structures. Based on the World Bank classification the regions of the world are divided according to income (High income, Low income, Upper and Lower Middle income), or more recently in the North South Divide.
Core disciplines for which the book is of interest are neurology, neuropathology, neurophysiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, internal medicine, (neuro) radiology, (neuropsychology). And, patient organisations, nursing, carers, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy can benefit from it.
Contents
Introduction.- WFN history.- The development of neurology as a field.- Neurology in a global health concept.- Neurology and public health.- The World Bank Classification and the North South Gap.- Brain Health initiative.- IGAP and its impact.- UN ECOSOC.- Neurology and the impact of new technologies.- Reaction to health emergencies.- Neurological diseases and epidemiology: Infections and NCDs.- Structures of Neurology.- Neurologic subspecialization.- Neurorehabilitation.- Soft facts which are essential.- Worldwide structures of neurology.- Relation with close and overlapping fields.- Education.- Young neurologists.- Associated health groups.- Patients and carers.- Low income, Migrants, refugees, stateless.- Changing patient-physician relations.- Neuroethics.- Research.- Future.
