Profile of neurological practice in Myanmar.
- Author:
Mi Mi Cho
;
Nyan Tun
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Neurological services;
Neurological diseases;
CT scan;
MRI;
EEG;
Electromyography
- MeSH:
Myanmar;
seconds;
Neurologic;
Neurology;
Hospitals, General
- From:Neurology Asia
2007;12(1):53-55
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:Malay
-
Abstract:
Neurological services in Myanmar began in 1969 in the Yangon General Hospital. Presently the country has 10 neurologists and 13 neurosurgeons serving the 54 million populations in 4 neurological centers. The ratio of population per neurologist is 5.4 million. All of the centers have CT scan, 2 have MRI and EEG, and one has electromyography. The pattern of neurological diseases is largely similar to elsewhere, with stroke, epilepsy and headache as the main illnesses treated. There is a training program for neurologists in the Yangon General Hospital. The Myanmar Neurology Society was founded in 2000. It is affiliated to World Federation of Neurology and ASEAN Neurological Association.
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