The global population aged more than 60 years numbered 962 million in 2017 and the number of older persons is expected to double again by 2050, when it is projected to reach nearly 2.1 billion. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are debilitating and largely untreatable conditions that are strongly linked with age. Amongst these disorders, the dementias are responsible for the greatest burden of disease, with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders affecting over 7 million people in Europe, and this figure is expected to double every 20 years as the population ages. It currently costs approximately €130 billion per annum to care for people with dementia across Europe, highlighting age-related neurodegenerative disease as one of the leading medical and societal challenges faced by EU society. Recent advancements in brain monitoring technologies, big-data analysis and genetics have paved the way for the development of innovative solutions to assess brain neurodegeneration at a very early stage. In fact, early detection of cognitive disorders will provide valuable data on the progression of the disorders at the earliest stage. Also, using big data analytics tools will guarantee better ways to combat the disorder well before it becomes a debilitating problem. In turn, early detection of cognitive disorders will lead to hug cost-savings implications - €7 trillion total savings - in health and long-term care expenditures.
Neurosteer fully embraces this opportunity being the first and unique medical-EEG that is capable of accurate analysing brain signals and perform an early and advanced detection of cognitive disorders. NS System will provide a long-awaited response to the neurological monitoring market demand for cost-effective and accurate diagnostic devices.
