Diseases of Central Nervous System (CNS)

Diseases of Central Nervous System (CNS) What are neurological disorders and how many people are affected by them? Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. In other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. These disorders include epilepsy, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, neuroinfections, brain tumours, traumatic disorders of the nervous system such as brain trauma. The global burden of neurological diseases. Ischemic Stroke 22.4% Hemorrhagic Stroke Migraine 12.7% 35.7% Parkinson Disease Epilepsy 1.1% 9.9% Dementias Other 10.2% 6.4% Tension Headache 1.0% Multiple Sclerosis 0.6% Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115599/figure/F1/ http://www.who.int/features/qa/55/en/