Impact of a training program for community health officers on neurological disorders: insights from the Karnataka brain health initiative.

Background: Neurological disorders pose a substantial burden on India's healthcare system, contributing significantly to disability and mortality. In rural areas, where access to specialists availability is limited, Community Health Officers (CHOs) play a crucial role in bridging the gap in care. However, the lack of structured training programs for CHO's in neurological disorder management highlights an urgent need for targeted capacity-building interventions.

Satisfaction With Teleneurology in Low Resource Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Patients and Healthcare Providers.

Background And Objectives: Teleneurology has become instrumental in extending neurologic care in remote and underserved areas, enhancing access, and potentially improving patient outcomes while reducing costs. This study evaluates the satisfaction of both patients and healthcare providers with teleneurology services for common neurological disorders.

Methods: In this single-center, prospective observational study, 58 patients suffering from headache, epilepsy, stroke, or dementia were recruited through the "Karnataka Brain Health Initiative.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Dementia and their Caregivers: A Multiphase Observational Study from India.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had multifaceted and enduring impacts on people with dementia and their caregivers; however, our understanding of the long-term outcomes remains limited. We aimed to explore the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cognitive symptoms and vaccination rates in people living with dementia.

Methods: This study was conducted as a part of a longitudinal study design in two specialized hospitals in South India.

Morphometric alterations of the mesocorticolimbic network in Parkinson's disease with impulse control disorders.

Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a group of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD) leading to significant psychosocial detrimental outcome. The mesocorticolimbic network plays a distinctive role in reward learning and executive decision making and has been suggested to be involved in ICDs in PD. To study morphometric changes of the mesocorticolimbic network in PD with ICD.