Megan Moynahan & Jen French
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This document shows the lifetime cost of care per person for various neurological conditions. Multiple Sclerosis costs $5 million per person to care for over a lifetime. Alzheimer's Disease is the most expensive at $6.7 million per person. Cerebral Palsy among children costs $200,000 per person on average to care for over a lifetime.
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- 10. Multiple Sclerosis 100 Alzheimer’s Disease 6,700 Cerebral Palsy 200 (children) Traumatic Brain Injury 100 Parkinson’s Disease 1,000 Spinal Cord Injury 5 In 100,000 people… Lifetime cost of care per person $5 million
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