The need for a Global Neurology Alliance

Background: With increasing rapidity of advances in neuroscience and widening gaps in the accessibility to quality neurological care the risks of unpreparedness are growing. Method: To summarise the potential risks to the equal provision of neurological care and the resources available to improve the ability to plan and respond to the unexpected. Results: To describe three examples of cooperative effort involving the World Federation of Neurology acting in concert with other neurological organisations. Conclusion: A global alliance of neurological organisations meeting and communicating regularly and willing to act rapidly and in concert is an essential prerequisite to managing emergent crises. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.