An International Perspective of Transition of Neurological Disease The Latin American and the Caribbean Region Stefany Ortega-Perez, RN, MSc, PhD(c) a, *, Lorena Sanchez-Rubio, RN, MSN, PhD(c) b , Roxana De las Salas, RN, MSc, PhD(c) a , Juana Borja-Gonzalez, RN, MSN, PhD(c) a THE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region consists of 33 countries, roughly 600 million people, with a large proportion are of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Approximately 36% of the region’s population is living at or below the poverty line. 1,2 Based on this, neurologic injury disorders disproportionately affect Disclosure Statement: The authors state that they have no conflict of interest. a Nursing Department, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via a Puerto Colombia, A ´ rea Metropolitana de Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia; b Nursing Department, Universidad del Tolima, Calle 42 #1b-1, Ibague´ , Colombia, Colciencias 727 * Corresponding author. Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via a Puerto Colombia, A ´ rea Metropoli- tana de Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia, Colciencias 757. E-mail address: srortega@uninorte.edu.co KEYWORDS  Latin America  Neurologic disorders  Health transition  Neuroscience nursing  Nursing care KEY POINTS  In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, a significant proportion of risk factors can be attributed to classic preventable cardiovascular diseases.  There are important differences in demographics, socioeconomic status and injury mech- anisms that may influence the patient’s outcome.  Current treatments are variable and depend on causes, prognosis, symptoms, sequelae, and complications.  After disease progression, the greatest burden of disease will likely fall on the caregiver.  The practice of neuroscience nursing is taking a turn to inquire about the needs of the pa- tient and family during the long transition to home. Nurs Clin N Am 54 (2019) 449–456 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2019.04.012 nursing.theclinics.com 0029-6465/19/ª 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.