Interacción de la neurología pediátrica en la Atención Primaria de Salud (APS)

Abstract

At present, the health systems and development programs of health have become a patchwork of components. It is important to make a substantial reorientation of existing health systems at the level of Ecuador that focus on curative care, individual and position medicalized against international agreements, a prevention-based health, comprehensive and integrated promotion that could reduce 70% neurological disease burden in the country. The scientific development in the areas of neuroscience have given substantial advances in neurodevelopment, neuroimaging, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, interventional surgery in the treatment of abnormal movements and epilepsy. For the general practitioner and pediatrician that coexists in different stages of internal medicine, within a changing context is even more difficult to keep up, hence, that their decision to study and treat neurological diseases rely heavily on their preparation and their ability to self-criticism, that allows to define clearly and honestly its scope and limitations.