Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: The
burden of neurological disorders in India and globally
Journal: Indian
Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU
Year: 2022
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of
disability (250.7 million disability-adjusted life years) and the second
leading cause of death (9.4 million) worldwide. Furthermore, in the last three
decades, the absolute number of deaths increased by almost 40% and the
disability-adjusted life years increased more than 15%, despite declines in
communicable neurological disorders such as tetanus, meningitis, and
encephalitis.
Keywords: Neurology, Epidemiology, Global
Burden, Migraine, Stroke
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DOI
10.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_127_22
Citation
Rissardo JP, Caprara AL. The burden of
neurological disorders in India and globally. Indian J Health Sci Biomed Res 2022;15:316-7.
