- Preface to the fifth edition
- Introduction to Volume 1: The scope of public health
- Introduction to Volume 2: The methods of public health
- Introduction to Volume 3: The practice of public health
- List of contributors
- Section 1 The development of the discipline of public health
- Section 2 Determinants of health and disease
- Section 3 Public health policies
- Section 4 Public health law and ethics
- Section 5 Information systems and sources of intelligence
- Section 6 Epidemiological and biostatistical approaches
- Section 7 Social science techniques
- Section 8 Environmental and occupational health sciences
- Section 9 Major health problems
- 9.1 Gene–environment interactions and public health
- 9.2 Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
- 9.3 Neoplasms
- 9.4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
- 9.5 Obesity
- 9.6 The epidemiology and prevention of diabetes mellitus
- 9.7 Public mental health
- 9.8 Dental public health
- 9.9 Musculoskeletal diseases
- 9.10 Neurologic diseases, epidemiology, and public health
- 9.11 The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
- 9.12 Sexually transmitted infections
- 9.13 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- 9.14 Tuberculosis
- 9.15 Malaria
- 9.16 Chronic hepatitis and other liver disease
- 9.17 Emerging and re-emerging infections
- Section 10 Prevention and control of public health hazards
- Section 11 Public health needs of population groups
- Section 12 Public health functions
- Index
(p. 1132) Neurologic diseases, epidemiology, and public health
- Chapter:
- (p. 1132) Neurologic diseases, epidemiology, and public health
- Author(s):
Walter A. Kukull
and James Bowen
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199218707.003.0067
This chapter presents information for selected neurological conditions by referring to current or classic research papers. Conditions such as headache have substantial public health impact because of the age groups affected, the prevalence, and the associated lost economic productivity. Multiple sclerosis (MS), a relatively common neurologic disease, can affect individuals in young adulthood, decrease their productivity and ultimately make them dependent on others. Traumatic brain injury occurring in youth or young adulthood can cause years of extra medical care in addition to lost productivity among those who survive the immediate event. Epilepsy may have onset throughout the life course, it may result from trauma or may be caused by specific genes, among other causes. While there are intractable forms of epilepsy, great strides have been made in seizure control enabling patients to lead relatively full and normal lives. Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), rob productivity, functional ability, and independence from older individuals; they also force huge increases in health care costs. Without question neurologic diseases have substantial public health impacts.
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- Preface to the fifth edition
- Introduction to Volume 1: The scope of public health
- Introduction to Volume 2: The methods of public health
- Introduction to Volume 3: The practice of public health
- List of contributors
- Section 1 The development of the discipline of public health
- Section 2 Determinants of health and disease
- Section 3 Public health policies
- Section 4 Public health law and ethics
- Section 5 Information systems and sources of intelligence
- Section 6 Epidemiological and biostatistical approaches
- Section 7 Social science techniques
- Section 8 Environmental and occupational health sciences
- Section 9 Major health problems
- 9.1 Gene–environment interactions and public health
- 9.2 Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
- 9.3 Neoplasms
- 9.4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
- 9.5 Obesity
- 9.6 The epidemiology and prevention of diabetes mellitus
- 9.7 Public mental health
- 9.8 Dental public health
- 9.9 Musculoskeletal diseases
- 9.10 Neurologic diseases, epidemiology, and public health
- 9.11 The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
- 9.12 Sexually transmitted infections
- 9.13 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- 9.14 Tuberculosis
- 9.15 Malaria
- 9.16 Chronic hepatitis and other liver disease
- 9.17 Emerging and re-emerging infections
- Section 10 Prevention and control of public health hazards
- Section 11 Public health needs of population groups
- Section 12 Public health functions
- Index