India, July 24 -- Researchers with the Pan American Health Organization, a sub-agency of the World Health Organization, have found in a new study that nearly 470 million people across North and South America have at least one neurological disorder.
The figure represents two in five people living in the Americas and includes conditions such as migraine, stroke, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.
Neurological disorders affect the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves and can impair movement, memory, learning, communication and behavior.
Led by researchers from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the study examined 19 noncommunicable and injury-related neurological conditions across 38 countries and territories between 1990 and 2...