Annual Costs of Major Neurological Diseases Graphic (IMAGE)

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Annual Costs of Major Neurological Diseases Graphic

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The most common neurological diseases cost the United States $789 billion in 2014, and this figure is projected to grow as the elderly population doubles between 2011 and 2050, according to a new study published in the April issue of the Annals of Neurology.

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Gooch, C. L., Pracht, E. and Borenstein, A. R. (2017), The Burden of Neurological Disease in the United States: A Summary Report and Call to Action. <i>Ann Neurol.</i>. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1002/ana.24897

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