A group of experts from the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester has just published, in the JJournal of Parkinson’s Disease, a study titled “The Emerging Evidence of the Parkinson’s Pandemic”. The authors outline their concerns about the rapid development of this neurological disorder.
12 million people reached in 2040
“Neurological disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide and Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing. From 1990 to 2015, the number of people with Parkinson’s disease doubled to more than 6 million. Driven primarily by aging, this number is expected to double further to more than 12 million by 2040.
Although the disease is not infectious, specialists do not hesitate to speak of a pandemic because, like a viral disease, Parkinson’s spreads over vast geographical areas. “Like other pandemics, Parkinson’s disease is growing exponentially and no one is immune of this disease” insist the researchers who recall that neurological disorders are now the main source of disability in the world.
In France, according to projections by Public Health France, in 2030 around 260,000 people should be cared for for Parkinson’s disease.
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