Neurodegenerative sygdomme som Alzheimers og Parkinsons sygdom er væsentlige faktorer for langvarig invaliditet, der berører 7 mio. europæere, et tal, der sandsynligvis vil fordobles i de kommende årtier som følge af befolkningens aldring.
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are a major factor in long-term disability. They affect more than seven million Europeans, a figure that will probably double in the coming decades as a result of our ageing population.