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30 to 50% of people with a neurological disease also have depression. This is stated by the Spanish Society of Neurology in its report Depression and Neurology. Knowing the close relationship between these two groups of diseases is essential to provide the patient with a global approach.
in his report Depression and Neurology, presented in the framework of the annual meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) sought to determine the impact of depression disorder on neurological diseases and their patients.
How does depression affect neurological patients? Can it influence the evolution of neurological diseases? Can depression also influence the development of certain neurological diseases? These are some of the questions that we tried to answer.
Depression is often not well identified within the framework of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or even migraine. The patient is told that he is tired, that he is down, that it will pass, when in fact a more serious diagnosis is lacking.
Actually, it is a two-way relationship, since depression can also be a risk factor for suffering from some neurological diseases such as stroke or epilepsy.
Knowing this close relationship is essential to propose a global treatment to the patient. Dr. Javier Camiña, from the Spanish Society of Neurology explained to RFI:
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