Chapter 1
Public health principles and neurological disorders = 7
Chapter 2
Global burden of neurological disorders: estimates and projections = 27
Chapter 3
Neurological disorders: a public health approach = 41
3.1 Dementia = 42
3.2 Epilepsy = 56
3.3 Headache disorders = 70
3.4 Multiple sclerosis = 85
3.5 Neuroinfections = 95
3.6 Neurological disorders associated with malnutrition = 111
3.7 Pain associated with neurological disorders = 127
3.8 Parkinson’s disease = 140
3.9 Stroke = 151
3.10 Traumatic brain injuries = 164
Chapter 4
Conclusions and recommendations = 177
Annexes
Annex 1
List of WHO Member States by region and mortality stratum = 183
Annex 2
Country income groups used for reporting estimates and projections = 185
Annex 3
Global Burden of Disease cause categories, sequelae and case defi nitions for neurological disorders = 186
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 = 189
Table A.4.2 Burden of neurological disorders, in DALYs, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 193
Table A.4.3 Deaths attributable to neurological disorders, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 194
Table A.4.4 Deaths attributable to neurological disorders, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 198
Table A.4.5 Burden of neurological disorders, in YLDs, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 199
Table A.4.6 Burden of neurological disorders, in YLDs, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 203
Table A.4.7 Prevalence (per 1 000) of neurological disorders, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 204
Table A.4.8 Prevalence (per 1 000) of neurological disorders, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 208
Annex 5
International nongovernmental organizations working in neurological disorders = 209
Public health principles and neurological disorders = 7
Chapter 2
Global burden of neurological disorders: estimates and projections = 27
Chapter 3
Neurological disorders: a public health approach = 41
3.1 Dementia = 42
3.2 Epilepsy = 56
3.3 Headache disorders = 70
3.4 Multiple sclerosis = 85
3.5 Neuroinfections = 95
3.6 Neurological disorders associated with malnutrition = 111
3.7 Pain associated with neurological disorders = 127
3.8 Parkinson’s disease = 140
3.9 Stroke = 151
3.10 Traumatic brain injuries = 164
Chapter 4
Conclusions and recommendations = 177
Annexes
Annex 1
List of WHO Member States by region and mortality stratum = 183
Annex 2
Country income groups used for reporting estimates and projections = 185
Annex 3
Global Burden of Disease cause categories, sequelae and case defi nitions for neurological disorders = 186
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 = 189
Table A.4.2 Burden of neurological disorders, in DALYs, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 193
Table A.4.3 Deaths attributable to neurological disorders, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 194
Table A.4.4 Deaths attributable to neurological disorders, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 198
Table A.4.5 Burden of neurological disorders, in YLDs, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 199
Table A.4.6 Burden of neurological disorders, in YLDs, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 203
Table A.4.7 Prevalence (per 1 000) of neurological disorders, by cause, WHO region and mortality stratum, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 204
Table A.4.8 Prevalence (per 1 000) of neurological disorders, by cause and country income category, projections for 2005, 2015 and 2030 = 208
Annex 5
International nongovernmental organizations working in neurological disorders = 209