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  1. Over 1 in 3 people affected by neurological conditions, the leading ...

    Mar 14, 2024 · The top ten neurological conditions contributing to loss of health in 2021 were stroke, neonatal encephalopathy (brain injury), migraine, dementia, diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage), …

  2. Epilepsy - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Feb 7, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on epilepsy, a chronic noncommunicable disorder of the brain that affects people of all ages. The fact sheet includes key facts, signs and symptoms, causes, treatment, …

  3. Mental disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Sep 30, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on mental disorders, including sections on anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, …

  4. Brain health - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Feb 17, 2025 · Brain health is the state of brain functioning across cognitive, sensory, social-emotional, behavioural and motor domains, allowing a person to realize their full potential over the life course, …

  5. Autism - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Sep 17, 2025 · The WHO Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2030 and the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders calls on countries to address the …

  6. 11 million lives lost each year: urgent action needed on neurological care

    Oct 14, 2025 · The top 10 neurological conditions contributing to death and disability as of 2021 were stroke, neonatal encephalopathy, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, diabetic …

  7. Dementia - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Mar 31, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on dementia providing key facts and information on signs and symptoms, rates, risk factors, social and economic impacts, human rights, WHO response.

  8. Neurological Disorders: Public Health Challenges

    May 1, 2006 · The document provides the public health perspective for neurological disorders and presents fresh and updated estimates and predictions of the global burden borne by them. Separate …

  9. Global status report on neurology

    Oct 12, 2025 · Neurological conditions are the leading cause of ill health and disability, affecting over 1 in 3 people worldwide. The Global status report on neurology presents the first comprehensive global …

  10. Mental health of older adults

    Oct 8, 2025 · This includes older adults living in humanitarian settings and those living with chronic illnesses (such as heart disease, cancer or stroke), neurological conditions (such as dementia), or …