- 90,000 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease yearly; however, in a year, over 60,000 individuals remain undiagnosed.
- Due to delayed diagnosis, upwards of 60% of dopamine cells are lost in suffering individuals.
- [NCBI Current and projected future economic burden of parkinson’s disease in the U.S. NPJ Parkinson’s disease.]
- In 2017, there is an estimate of 1.9 million individuals suffering from Parkinson’s Disease in the United States [NCBI Current and projected future economic burden of parkinson’s disease in the U.S. NPJ Parkinson’s disease.]
- Medicare would only cover 89% of the Parkinson’s patients.
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