1 billion people suffer from neurological disorders

That is the number given by the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday. According to the WHO, the number of people with neurological disorders, including migraine, epilepsy and dementia, will increase as the population ages.

Taking care of Alzheimer's patients in Germany (photo: DSL)

Reuters led a WHO report showing that the number of people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, currently at 24.3 million, is expected to double every 20 years, especially in developing country. WHO requires the world to consider mental health care as a basic medical component to diagnose and treat latent neurological disorders. WHO statistics show that neurological disorders rob the lives of about 6.8 million people each year, accounting for 12% of global deaths.

In the preface of the report, R.Levi-Montalcini, a Nobel laureate in medicine, said the burden of neurological disorders "is reaching a significant level in countries with a high proportion of people over 65 years of age." ". Some disorders cause polio, while other disorders cause memory loss and other cognitive damage, behavioral problems .

However, weak health systems, a shortage of trained medical staff and traditional medicines and traditional practices are creating a gap in treatment among rich countries and poor countries.