United States, Neurological Market Opportunities: Disease Incidence and Prevalence, and Surgical Procedure Volumes

Neurological impairment encompasses a diverse range of progressive centralnervous system (CNS) disorders that often are associated with significant psychiatricmorbidity and reduced quality of life. This report presents the prevalence andnumber of hospital discharges in the United States (U.S.) as well as the surgicalprocedure volumes for selected neurological diseases/disorders. Among thedisorders covered by this report are Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateralsclerosis (ALS), bipolar disorder, cerebral aneurysm, depression, epilepsy,hydrocephalus, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, andstroke.  Among the covered surgical procedures are cerebrospinal fluid shunting,carotid artery stenting, cerebral aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation clippingand embolization, and intracranial stenting.