TY - JOUR KW - Cysticercosis KW - KW - Disease KW - Epilepsy KW - Health KW - Infection KW - Knowledge KW - leprosy KW - Malaria KW - Malnutrition KW - Manpower KW - Meningitis KW - Prevention KW - Research KW - Technology KW - Trypanosomiasis AB - A WHO Study Group on the Application of Recent Advances in Neurosciences for the Control of Neurological Disorders met in Abidjan from 28 March to 1 April 1977. The Secretary of the Study Group opened the meeting on behalf of the Director-General. The purposes of the meeting were as follows: (1) To review recent advances and technology in the neurosciences, as well as manpower requirements, with the aim of applying such knowledge in the prevention, control and management of neurological disorders, especially in the developing countries. (2) To make recommendations concerning the ways and means of achieving this end. (3) To make recommendations about further research in areas in which lack of knowledge is the main obstacle to the further development of programmes leading to an improvement in health care. Subjects discussed include epilepsy, leprosy, bacterial meningitis, malaria, trypanosomiasis, cysticercosis, viral infections, malnutrition, cerebrovascular disease, parkinsonism BT - World Health Organization - Technical Report Series DA - 1978/// LA - eng N1 - Export Date: 17 April 2007 Source: Scopus N2 - A WHO Study Group on the Application of Recent Advances in Neurosciences for the Control of Neurological Disorders met in Abidjan from 28 March to 1 April 1977. The Secretary of the Study Group opened the meeting on behalf of the Director-General. The purposes of the meeting were as follows: (1) To review recent advances and technology in the neurosciences, as well as manpower requirements, with the aim of applying such knowledge in the prevention, control and management of neurological disorders, especially in the developing countries. (2) To make recommendations concerning the ways and means of achieving this end. (3) To make recommendations about further research in areas in which lack of knowledge is the main obstacle to the further development of programmes leading to an improvement in health care. Subjects discussed include epilepsy, leprosy, bacterial meningitis, malaria, trypanosomiasis, cysticercosis, viral infections, malnutrition, cerebrovascular disease, parkinsonism PY - 1978 T2 - World Health Organization - Technical Report Series TI - The application of advances in neurosciences for the control of neurological disorders UR - http://www.scopus.com/scopus/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0018216103&partnerID=40&rel=R6.0.0 VL - No. 629 ER -