Tropical neurology refers to those diseases of the nervous system which prevail in between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Developments in speed and ease of travel and globalisation of economy have resulted in large scale migration rendering the boundaries of tropical regions less distinct.

U. K. Misra, Professor and Head Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow; India. J. Kalita, Associate Professor Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow\ India. R. A. Shakir, Consultant Neurologist, Charing Cross Hospital, London.