The prevalence of neurological diseases in Spain is 18% higher than the global average.

Avoiding neurological disease becomes more difficult. According to research, every third person suffers from one disease during their lifetime. Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), which yesterday highlighted that their prevalence in Spain is 18% higher than the world average.

This discrepancy is frightening and makes us wonder about the reason.. Galician doctor – from Meano, Pontevedra – Javier Caminha,

member of the SEN, points out that the difference lies in the aging population. “This is due to the age pyramid. because it has a higher life expectancy and a larger proportion of older people than other countries,” he notes.

“If we compare ourselves to the countries around us, we have a 1.8% higher prevalence rate; but it is much higher if we compare it with the indicators of a Central African country whose population is very young and which does not have the same statistical and diagnostic capabilities as we do,” explains the doctor.

Data provided by the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) are contained in a study announced yesterday: “Socio-medical impact of neurological diseases in Spain. In it they expect that Between 21 and 23 million people suffer from some form of neurological disorder in Spain both in old age and in young people.

The question that arises is whether these ailments affect one gender more than the other. Dr. Caminha points out that “women at all stages of life are more likely to suffer from neurological diseases. In our report, we found that as women get older, they are at greater risk of stroke and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.

However, young women are also at high risk of neurological diseases. “Migraines are more common at a young age,” says a Galician doctor.

When asked whether hormonal changes explain such a high incidence in women, Kamina admits that “these changes are very important.” “Hormones,” explains the neurologist from Pontevedra, “can influence the development of strokes.”

Javier Camina also notes that hormonal changes “affect the frequency and symptoms of migraines.”

Regarding the incidence of these diseases after menopause, the doctor clarifies that “from this moment a combination of factors occurs, since the quality of sleep also deteriorates and they are accompanied by metabolic problems, osteoporosis… women.

The report submitted to SEN highlights that Neurological diseases account for 19% of mortality in this country. “In women, they are the leading cause of death,” Kamina adds.

However, the doctor represents a positive message in the discourse against neurological diseases. “Over the last ten years, improvements in emergency care, treatment and care have improved the overall prognosis. We have fewer deaths now than we did ten years ago. More or less 50% of patients with

ictus he manages to restore his previous quality of life; and the number of people who are left with consequences or who die has decreased,” reports the Galician neurologist, member of public relations of the Spanish Society of Neurology, working in Palma.

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