Training and workforce: an expert panel presents a new approach to epilepsy in the tropics

Profile of neurologists in Brazil: a glimpse into the future of epilepsy and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

“…The main focus of a nation's health system revolves around the development of effective strategies and new options of treatment, with the aim of preventing or even reversing human diseases (1). The spectrum of disorders of the brain, part of the central nervous system (CNS), is large, covering hundreds of disorders that are listed in either the mental or the neurological disorder chapters of established international diagnostic classification systems.…”

“…Leading scientific journals and primary funding agencies suggest that neuroscience is the most rapidly growing field within the biomedical sciences in the world (1). For Latin American countries, especially Brazil, these assertions are especially relevant.…”

“…Epilepsy knows no geographic, social, or racial boundaries, it occurs in both men and women, and it affects people of all ages, though it more frequently affects young people in the first two decades of life and people over the age of 60 (5,6). Epilepsy has a prevalence of approximately 1% in developed countries; each year, 24 per 100,000 persons suffer from this neurological condition in Europe and 53 per 100,000 in North America (1,3),. The incidence of epilepsy is higher in developing countries compared to industrialized countries, with up to 190 affected individuals per 100,000 people (10,11).…”

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“…The main focus of a nation's health system revolves around the development of effective strategies and new options of treatment, with the aim of preventing or even reversing human diseases (1). The spectrum of disorders of the brain, part of the central nervous system (CNS), is large, covering hundreds of disorders that are listed in either the mental or the neurological disorder chapters of established international diagnostic classification systems.…”

“…Leading scientific journals and primary funding agencies suggest that neuroscience is the most rapidly growing field within the biomedical sciences in the world (1). For Latin American countries, especially Brazil, these assertions are especially relevant.…”