Lifetime risk of common neurological diseases in the elderly population.
Silvan LicherSirwan K L DarweeshSirwan K L DarweeshLana FaniAlis HeshmatollahUnal MutluPeter J KoudstaalJan HeeringaMaarten J G LeeningM Kamran IkramM Arfan IkramPublished in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2018)
One in two women and one in three men will develop dementia, stroke or parkinsonism during their life. These findings strengthen the call for prioritising the focus on preventive interventions at population level which could substantially reduce the burden of common neurological diseases in the ageing population.