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Shaping the neurological health agenda in the Americas: from mortality to chronic disability

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Neurological disorders have moved from the periphery to become a central pillar of the noncommunicable disease agenda in the Americas.1 In a timely and rigorous analysis, Martinez and colleagues use Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 data to provide regional and country-level estimates for noncommunicable and injury-related nervous system disorders across 38 countries and territories from 1990 to 2023.2 This study reports that 470 million people in the region were living with at least one of these disorders in 2023.

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101592

Author: Mayela Rodríguez-Violante

Institution: Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía

Language: English

Topic: Global Health and Epidemiology

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,930