WASHINGTON D.C.: Neurodegenerative diseases refer to conditions that involve neurons in the brain. These conditions can affect balance, movement, speech, and respiratory and cardiac functions. They can be inherited or be of unknown etiology. Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable and are severely debilitating. They result in progressive degeneration of nerve cells, causing them to die eventually.
These diseases cause ataxia and dementia in people, which can have a serious impact on the mental health of patients. Some examples of neurodegenerative diseases are Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and epilepsy. Huntington’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are rare diseases, unlike Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, which have a high degree of prevalence.
Analysts forecast the global neurodegenerative diseases market to grow at a CAGR of 4.77 percent over the period 2014-2019…