Neurologic disorders are major contributors to death and disability. Disorders that begin in early or midlife, such as seizure disorders, brain injury, repetitive trauma disorders, and multiple sclerosis, are responsible for a considerable lifetime burden of chronic disability and lost productivity. Disorders that affect the elderly, such as stroke, dementia, and Parkinson's disease will be of increasingly greater importance as the population ages. Although the field of neuroepidemiology is young compared with other epidemiologic specialties such as cancer and cardiovascular disease epidemiology, the number and quality of neuroepidemiologic studies have rapidly increased in the last two decades.
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