RESEARCH ARTICLE The pattern of neurologic s

University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleNeurological diseases are frequent in older adults, affect-ing between 5 % and 55 % of people aged 55 and older [1,2]. They are associated with a high risk of adverse health outcomes, including mortality, disability, falls, institutionalization and hospitalization. Little is known about the epidemiology, natural his-tory, clinical pattern, aetiologies and treatment status of neurological disorders in elderly people in developing increasing in the developing world [3]. In fact, most disorders of the nervous system occur in developing countries [3]. The risk of death rises rapidly among adults aged 60 and over in all regions. Globally, 60 year olds have a 55 percent chance of dying before their 70th birthday. Regional variations in the risk of death are smaller at older ages than at younger ages, ranging from around 40 percent in the developed countries of Western Europe to 60 percent in most developing regions and 70 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa [2,4]. In both high and low income WHO regions, neuro