The rising prevalence of neurological disorders is rapidly becoming a major health problem across the world. According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016, neurological diseases were the main cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in people and the second-major cause of deaths in 2016. The study also found that the total number of DALYs and deaths caused due to neurological disorders grew by as much as 15% from 1990 to 2016.

The rising prevalence of neurological disorders is rapidly becoming a major health problem across the world. According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016, neurological diseases were the main cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in people and the second-major cause of deaths in 2016. The study also found that the total number of DALYs and deaths caused due to neurological disorders grew by as much as 15% from 1990 to 2016.