20 M
Estimated number of people affected by schizophrenia worldwide
Central Nervous System
We are focused on serious CNS conditions including schizophrenia, epilepsy, and bipolar disorder.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic, serious, and often severely disabling brain disorder that affects more than 20 million people worldwide and approximately 1 million people in the U.S. It is characterized by positive symptoms that include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, as well as negative symptoms, such as lack of emotion, social withdrawal, lack of spontaneity, and cognitive impairment that includes problems with memory, attention, and the ability to plan, organize, and make decisions.
1 M
Estimated number of U.S. adults who are diagnosed with schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder affects approximately 12.6 million individuals in the U.S. and an estimated 29 million people worldwide. A person is usually diagnosed with bipolar disorder after experiencing at least one manic episode, with symptoms that are not better explained by another mental health condition, such as schizophrenia. Bipolar disorder is characterized by debilitating mood swings, interspersed with periods of stable mood and behavior. When individuals with bipolar disorder are experiencing symptoms, most tend to be depressed rather than manic.
29 M
Estimated number of people affected by bipolar depression worldwide
12.6 M
Estimated number of U.S. adults who experience symptoms of bipolar depression
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases globally, affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide. The condition is characterized by unpredictable seizures, which are caused by disturbances in the electrical activity in the brain. Someone is said to have epilepsy if they experience two or more unprovoked seizures separated by at least 24 hours or after one seizure with a high risk for more. It is estimated that up to 70% of people living with epilepsy could live seizure-free if properly diagnosed and treated.
50 M
Estimated number of people affected by epilepsy worldwide
3.4 M
Estimated number of U.S. adults who experience symptoms of epilepsy
