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The lack of access to proper neurological care is a significant problem in low- to middle-income countries.The development of local training programmes, development of national programmes in collaboration with medical colleges and creation of online educational material are examples of various initiatives currently being implemented across the world.Collaborative efforts between medical societies and these local groups will be vital to the success of these initiatives, and for the improvement of access to paediatric neurology care in these underserved areas.
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PAHO . Informe sobre la epilepsia en América Latina y el Caribe.. Washington, D.C.. 2013. PubMed
WHO and the World Federation of Neurology . ATLAS Country Resources for Neurological Disorders: Second Edition.. World Health Organization. PubMed
Bearden DR, Ciccone O, Patel AA. Global Health: Pediatric Neurology.. Semin Neurol. 2018; 38(2):200-7. PubMed
Donald KA, Samia P, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Bearden D. Pediatric cerebral palsy in Africa: a systematic review.. Semin Pediatr Neurol.. 2014; 21(1):30-5. PubMed
Arora NK, Nair MKC, Gulati S, et al. Neurodevelopmental disorders in children aged 29 years: Population-based burden estimates across five regions in India.. PLoS Med.. 2018; 15(7):e1002615. PubMed
Gulati S. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Journey, the Dreams and their Realization.. Ann Natl Acad Med Sci (India). 2017; 53(1):30-5. PubMed
McLane HC, Berkowitz AL, Patenaude BN, et al . Availability, accessibility, and affordability of neurodiagnostic tests in 37 countries.. Neurology. 2015; 18(1614):22. PubMed
Cameron A, Bansal A, Dua T, et al. Mapping the availability, price, and affordability of antiepileptic drugs in 46 countries.. Epilepsia. 2012; 53(6):962-9. PubMed
Caraballo R, Fejerman N. Management of epilepsy in resource-limited settings.. Epileptic Disord. 2012; 17(1):13-8. PubMed
Wilmshurst JM, Badoe E, Wammanda RD, Mallewa M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Venter A, Newton CR. Child Neurology Services in Africa.. J Child Neurol. 2011; 26(12):1555-63. PubMed
Mills A. Health care systems in low- and middle-income countries.. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370(6):552-7. PubMed
Konanki R, Gulati S, Prasad K, Saini L, Pandey RM, Paul VK. Comparison of telephone with face to face consultation for follow-up of Neurocysticercosis.. Epilepsy Res.. 2018; 145:110-5. PubMed
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Tripathi M, Jain DC, Gourie DM, Gulati S. Need for a national epilepsy control program.. Ann Indian Acad Neurol.. 2012; 15(2):89-93. PubMed
Vidaurre J, Clarke D, Kija E, Chugani H, Moshe SL. The role of national and international neurology societies in global health. Pediatr Neurol. 2018; 81:3-5. PubMed
Moshe SL. The International League Against Epilepsy at the threshold of its second century: Challenges and opportunities. Epilepsia. 2009; 50(12):2508-13. PubMed
WHO Executive Board, 136. Global burden of epilepsy and the need for coordinated action at the country level to address its health, social, and public knowledge implication.. WHA68.20. 2015. PubMed
Melbourne-Chambers R, Clarke D, Gordon-Strachan G, Tapper J, Tulloch-Reid MK. The UWIMONA Pediatric Epilepsy Seizure Screening Questionnaire was equivalent to clinical assessment in identifying children with epilepsy. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015; 68(9):988-93. PubMed
Krauss G, Sandy S, Corbin DO, et al. Epilepsy care in the southern Caribbean.. Epilepsy Behav. 2015; 51:267-72. PubMed
Donald KA, Kakooza AM, Wammanda RD, et al. Pediatric Cerebral Palsy in Africa: Where Are We?. J Child Neurol.. 2015; 30(8):963-71. PubMed