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Is There an Increase in Neurological Disease?

Is There an Increase in Neurological Disease? (0:27)

Neurological disease seems to be becoming more prevalent. In this video, HealthMaker Bruce Miller, MD talks about whether this perception is true and the factors that affect treatment and progression.

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We definitely see an increase. I think in Alzheimer's and related problems. Big reason is, I think awareness decade ago people tended to accept memory loss, and they were much less likely to see a physician until late in the illness. Other big reason that this is increasing is that the fact that we have an aging population, and age is the biggest risk factor for developing cognitive disorders.