OKLAHOMA CITY: Neurodegenerative diseases refer to conditions that involve the neurons in the brain. These conditions can affect balance, movement, speech, and respiratory and cardiac functions.
They can be inherited or be of unknown aetiology. 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.
The report’s analysts forecast the global neurodegenerative diseases market to grow at a CAGR of 4.77 percent over the period 2014-2019.