Neurology

While the highest mortality of current generation is seen with cardiovascular and cancer diseases, the generation of our children and grandchildren shall bear witness to the disorders of the brain posing a great threat, capturing the highest mortality during their time.

Indeed, the neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (progressive disease of memory loss), major depression, Parkinson disease (nervous system disorder affecting movement), stroke (reduced blood supply to brain), generalized anxiety, multiple sclerosis (nervous system disease where the patients may lose the ability to see clearly, write, speak etc.) and epilepsy (disturbed nerve cell activity, causing seizures.) are the leading causes of disability in the world. The global risk of Alzheimer alone is 17% and 33% at 75 and 85 years of age respectively.

The neurological disorders which currently form the second highest cause of death but retained the leading position of disability worldwide. One of the leading bodies of disease epidemiology, the Global Burden of Disease depicted an increase in prevalence of neurological patients. They calculated a 100% increase of neurological patients by the year 2050.

Being the Best Neurology Hospital in Hyderabad, Aura Hospitals strives to be ahead of the curve. This is why Aura Hospitals heavily invests in the acquisition of various novel neurodiagnostic equipment such as Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), Electromyography (EMG), Video EEG Monitoring, Polysomnography (Sleep Study), Computed Tomography (CT scan), Spinal angiography which broadens the scope of Neurology, thus executing its role in reducing the neurological diseases.