Regional and Global Implications for Children’s Brain Health
Document Type
Book Chapter
Edition
7th Edition
ISBN
978-0-443-10944-7
Editor
Stephen Ashwal and Phillip L. Pearl
Publication (Name of Journal)
Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health (East Africa)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-10944-7.00023-8
Publisher
Elsevier
City
Netherlands
Abstract
The majority of the world’s children with neurological disorders live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but still lack access to specialty care. There remains a bias in resource allocation to high-income settings; this includes the focus of research that historically has not accommodated children in LMICs. As such, recommendations are driven from high-income setting data. Compounding influences on brain health in LMICs include poverty, malnutrition, environmental toxins, impact of war and displacement, and failure of prevention programs (e.g., vaccination roll-out). Further, in these settings, the neurologic burden of infections and neuroinfectious is high. Globally, other detrimental influences on brain health are obesity and excessive screen time, which are becoming prevalent regardless of location.
Recommended Citation
Trevathan, E.,
Kandawasvika, G.,
Saini, A.,
Samia, P.,
Patel, A.,
Triki, C.,
Newton, C.,
Sabo, U.,
Wilmshurst, J.
(2025). Regional and Global Implications for Children’s Brain Health. Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology, 189-194.
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