Brain diseases
From Muhammad Ali to Salvador Dali... Adolph Hitler to Pope John Paul II... actress Mary Jackson to politician Janet Reno, Parkinson's disease has touched the lives of people all over the world. Bangladesh has more than a million people (a very wild guess) who are suffering from neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer, drying of the neurons, etc. A friend (secretary to the government) who had Alzheimer, passed away sometime ago. Three of my friends are presently suffering from such diseases. In a wider canvas, this list will be uncountable, as our elderly population is growing.
Neurological problems are difficult to detect. The treatment has to be spread over years as the patients condition change form time to time. It is not a fatal disease, but a crippling one, running for several years. To reduce the depilatory effects of the above mentioned diseases (“the brain diseases”), we need specialists, of which we have acute shortage. We would suggest a three month special course for the family physicians, and postgraduate diploma/ degree courses for the intending specialists.
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