Degenerative neurological disorders and new advances in therapy

Abstract

Degenerative neurological disorders are group of diseases share common characteristics, which include progression of the disease and the risk of developing the disease increases with aging. As the average age of the populations increases worldwide the number of patients increases as well. However recently available drugs are only useful for symptom relief but they are not able to slowdown nor treat the disease. This thesis will focus on newly developed treatment options and those under research or trials. They are aimed to slow down the disease progression and in future we may able to develop the drugs that can cure the disease.