Why is supporting pediatric neurology research important?
Supporting research in this area is very important because children are our future. Approximately two percent of the world’s children population suffer from neurological diseases. Whether autism, mental retardation, birth defects, epilepsy, muscular dystrophies, or other genetic diseases, they all share the same need for better research and treatments. Children with neurological diseases are underserved and their diseases understudied. Their treatments are expensive to the extent that they strain their parents’ economical resources, often leaving children without advocate for their cause. The Child Brain Foundation believes that the best way to support them is through awareness and research. Awareness increases interest and attracts more funds for the cause. Investment in research is the only method to eradicate the root cause of neurological diseases. It is through research that we will be able to abolish these diseases. Additionally, research on the developing nervous system advances
