Neglected Tropical Diseases and Conditions of the Nervous System

A number of diseases and conditions that occurprimarily in remote rural or poor urban areas of low-income countrieshave traditionally been neglected by the neuroscience research community. Thesediseases and conditionsaffect the nervous system directly(sometimes with lethal consequences) and/orare associated with severe neurological sequels such as epilepsy, cognitive deficits, and sleep disruption. Several diseases also have the effect of promoting poverty by leaving sufferers unable to lead economically productivelives due to cognitiveand behavioral disturbancesor severe stigmatization. The pathogenesis of neural dysfunction in the diseases addressed in this book and their sequels remains unclear. Neuroscience of Neglected Diseases and Conditions makes available much needed information about how these diseases affect thehuman nervous system as well as to promote interest in further research. Further research into neglected diseases and conditions will uncover information that sheds light onmore generaltopics of interest to the neuroscience research community.