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"Neuroepidemiology in Tropical Health covers major neurological diseases of relevance in tropical settings and examines the specificities of epidemiology of neurological diseases in the context of tropical countries that face many challenges when compared to the developed world. Part One focuses on methods and their eventual specificities, and how such methods, like sampling, can be adapted for specific scenarios. Parts Two and Three discuss environmental factors and their consequences for neurology in the tropical world, as well as large geographical areas and their specificities. Finally, Part Four presents relevant neurological diseases in in-depth chapters. This invaluable information will help readers recognize the various neurological conditions presented, with the inclusion of their aetiologies and treatment in tropical areas. The book therefore fills a gap in the neuroepidemiology literature, with chapters written by an international collection of experienced authors in the field. Highlights differences and similarities between neuroepidemiology in tropical areas and temperate zones with a focus on methods and underlying factorsCovers environmental factors in the tropical world and their consequences for neurologyChapters include references (key articles, books, protocols) for additional detailed studyIncludes wide topics of neurological disease in the tropics, not only infectious diseases, but also nutrition and public health"--
Front Cover; Neuroepidemiology in Tropical Health; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; References; Is Tropical Neurology Specific?; Cultural Issues; The Role of Sunshine; The Role of Genetic Factors; References; I. Fundamental Concepts; 1 Methodological Challenges of Neuroepidemiological Studies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Study design and Feasibility in the Field; 1.3 General Context; 1.3.1 Geographical Difficulties; 1.3.2 How to Move Forward?; 1.3.3 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; 1.3.4 Socioeconomic and Sociocultural Factors
1.4 Difficulties in the Availability and Mobilization of Data1.4.1 Medical Data; 1.4.2 General Population Census; 1.4.3 Cartography and Geographical Information Systems; 1.5 Study Design; 1.5.1 Geographical and Logistical Challenges; 1.5.2 Demographic and Follow-Up Issues; 1.6 Clinical and Regulatory Issues; 1.6.1 International Ethic Rules; 1.6.2 Suspected Cases Ascertainment; 1.6.3 Diagnostic and Treatment; 1.7 Design-Specific Issues; 1.7.1 Cases Census and Sample Studies; 1.7.2 Involvement of Institutions and Key Stakeholders
1.7.3 Medical Examinations, Biological Specimens and Laboratory Tests1.7.4 Monitoring and New Technologies; 1.8 Valorization: Scientific and Public Health Issues; 1.8.1 International Acknowledgments of the Works Conducted in Tropical Areas; 1.8.2 Advocacy-Policy and International Cooperation; 1.9 Conclusion; References; II. Tropical Neuroepidemiology: Between Environment and Genetics; 2 Sociocultural Factors; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tropical Neuroepidemiology and Health Anthropology: For Effective Collaboration; 2.2.1 The Expected and Assumed Collaborative Epidemiology/Anthropology
2.2.2 A Concept: Almost Exclusive Use of the Sociocultural Representation Theory2.2.3 Health-Related Stigma; 2.3 Mental Disorders and Traditional Beliefs in SSA; 2.3.1 Explanatory Models of Mental Illness in SSA; 2.3.1.1 What are the Theories of Mankind in SSA?; 2.3.1.2 Causality of Mental Illness in SSA; 2.3.1.3 Psychosis and Neurosis; 2.3.1.4 Stigma and Mental Illness; 2.3.1.5 Managing Mental Illness: Traditional or Modern Medicine?; 2.4 Sociocultural Representations and Stigma in Epilepsy; 2.4.1 Explanatory Models of Epilepsy; 2.4.2 Symptomatic Denominations
2.4.3 Etiological Denominations2.4.4 Beliefs About Epilepsy in SSA; 2.4.4.1 Magical Causes (Evil-Spirit, Possession, and Witchcraft); 2.4.4.2 Contagion; 2.4.4.3 "Biomedical Model": Foreign Body Migration, Body Fluids-Bound, and Heredity; 2.4.4.4 Epilepsy and Stigma; 2.5 Sociocultural Representations and Stigma in Dementia; 2.5.1 Models of Understanding of Dementia; 2.5.2 Social Tolerance of People With Dementia: Representations and Stigma; 2.6 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; 3 Climatic Factors Under the Tropics; 3.1 Introduction
edited by Pierre-Marie Preux and Michel Dumas.
Includes bibliographical references and index.