title: Neurology in Islamabad Children's Hospital--present status and problems.
abstract: Pediatric neurologic disease is still progressive health problem in developing countries, Disorders of mental and motor development (34.8% of total 5234 neurological patients in 1988-89), seizure disorders (25.8%) and infections of the nervous system (18.9%) are the most common neurological problems in the Islamabad Children's Hospital (ICH), Pakistan. These figures differ from those in children's Hospitals in developed countries such as Japan. ICH needs to establish a good neurology department with better physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre, a workshop and a facilitated physiological laboratory. The global situation can be controlled by improving the basic life and fundamental factors to improve the hygiene and general health status of mothers and their children. The provision of rural rehabilitation services is also needed. Also international technical cooperation and support would be helpful.
authors.affiliation: Islamabad Children's Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Rahman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology