Neurological disorders:
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Neurological disorders are medically defined as disorders that affect the brain as well as the nerves found throughout the human body and the spinal cord.
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Categories: The three categories of neurological disorders include:
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Non-communicable neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, central nervous system cancer, Parkinson’s disease, etc.
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Communicable neurological disorders like encephalitis etc.
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Injury-related neurological disorders like traumatic brain injuries etc.
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India State-level Study Report Findings:
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Around 82.8% of the total neurological disorders burden in India is due to non-communicable disorders, 11.2% due to communicable ones, and 6% due to injury-related ones
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The contribution of non-communicable and injury-related neurological disorders to the total disease burden in India has more than doubled between 1990 and 2019.
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Reason: mainly due to the aging of the population.
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Risk Factors: High blood pressure, air pollution, and high body-mass index were the known risk factors for the burden of the neurological disorder.