The Current Situation of Brazilian Public Health in Neurology Care

Brazil is a country of continental size located in South America with a population of approximately 210 million and living under a republican and democratic regime. Throughout the Brazilian historical construction, the increase of social and economic inequalities perpetuate to the present day. Such situations of disparity reflect directly on collective health processes, since most of the population often does not have access to the best health services in a timely manner, especially those of greater complexity such as neurological clinic and neurosurgery. Thus, the purpose of this manuscript was to describe the current situation of Brazilian public health with regard to specialized neurological care. Given the great complexity and importance of the service of neurology in Brazil in its institutional and epidemiological aspects, it is of utmost importance the best public engagement in order to ensure better conditions for comprehensive and fair care for the entire population regardless of location. The technical means must be better distributed in the national territory, because thus the specialized labor, especially the neurology, will be available in a more homogeneous and equal way in the national territory. This movement is part of the need to enhance multiprofessional qualification, because primary care will have, above all, subsidies to consolidate diagnoses of neurological conditions. All this mutual effort involving Brazilian institutions and health professionals can help to reduce statistics related to morbidity and mortality of the Brazilian population.