A roadmap toward promoting and improving brain health in Europe and closing the awareness and funding gap

IF 4.5 2区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

European Journal of Neurology Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1111/ene.16589

Paul A. J. M. Boon, Thomas Berger, Matilde Leonardi, Tony Marson, Ulf Kallweit, Elena Moro, Antonio Toscano, Irena Rektorova, Alice Accorroni, Charlotte Scheerens, Antonia Boesch, Michael Crean, Anja Sander, Simon Lee, Claudio L. A. Bassetti

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Abstract

Background and Purpose

The global burden of neurological diseases exceeds 43.1%, imposing a significant burden on patients, caregivers and society. This paper presents a roadmap to reduce this burden and improve brain health (BH) in Europe.

Methods

The roadmap is based on the European Academy of Neurology's (EAN) five-pillar BH strategy: advancing a global BH approach (P1), supporting policymaking (P2), fostering research (P3), promoting education (P4), and raising awareness of prevention and treatment (P5). It reviews current efforts, collaborations and future directions aligned with the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan (iGAP) for Neurological Disorders and suggests future initiatives and call for action.

Results

P1: Support WHO-iGAP through defined action points, international collaborations, in particular, the WHO BH Unit, and the EAN Brain Health Mission.
P2: Collaborate with 48 national neurological societies to promote National Brain Plans (NBPs), addressing local needs, and improving access to care.
P3: Advocate for more research funding; identify determinants of BH; develop preventive measures.
P4: Provide educational opportunities for neurologists, public education programs, and advocacy training, including tools to educate the public.
P5: Spearhead global awareness campaigns, organize public educational activities, and train BH advocates to contribute toward sustainable and long-term public health campaigns and policy engagement.

Conclusions

The paper highlights the importance of a unified approach, integrating international collaborations and local initiatives, to improve BH outcomes based on the WHO-iGAP, and support sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 4: Quality Education.

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一份促进和改善欧洲大脑健康以及缩小认识和资金差距的路线图。

背景与目的：全球神经系统疾病负担超过43.1%，给患者、护理人员和社会造成了巨大负担。本文提出了在欧洲减轻这一负担和改善大脑健康（BH）的路线图。方法：路线图基于欧洲神经病学学会（EAN）的五大支柱BH战略：推进全球BH方法（P1），支持政策制定（P2），促进研究（P3），促进教育（P4），提高预防和治疗意识（P5）。它审查了与世卫组织神经疾病部门间全球行动计划一致的当前努力、合作和未来方向，并提出了今后的倡议和行动呼吁。结果：P1：通过明确的行动要点、国际合作，特别是世卫组织BH股和EAN脑健康特派团，支持世卫组织igap。P2：与48个国家神经学会合作，促进国家脑计划（NBPs），满足当地需求，改善获得护理的机会。P3：倡导更多的研究经费；确定BH的决定因素；制定预防措施。P4：为神经科医生提供教育机会，公共教育项目和宣传培训，包括教育公众的工具。P5：带头开展全球宣传运动，组织公共教育活动，培训BH倡导者，为可持续和长期的公共卫生运动和政策参与做出贡献。结论：该文件强调了统一方法的重要性，将国际合作和地方举措结合起来，以改善基于世卫组织igap的卫生保健成果，并支持可持续发展目标，特别是可持续发展目标3：良好健康和福祉以及可持续发展目标4：优质教育。

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European Journal of Neurology 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

9.70

自引率

2.00%

发文量

418

审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： The European Journal of Neurology is the official journal of the European Academy of Neurology and covers all areas of clinical and basic research in neurology, including pre-clinical research of immediate translational value for new potential treatments. Emphasis is placed on major diseases of large clinical and socio-economic importance (dementia, stroke, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, and infectious diseases).