Ireland ‘has lowest number of neurologists in Western world’

IRELAND has 14 neurologists, compared to 123 in Albania, a consultant revealed yesterday.

And the number of experts providing care nationwide has not increased over the past 20 years, despite all the other medical advances.

There are no rehabilitation services for those hospitalised in Munster and those with brain injuries or neurological diseases have to travel to Dún Laoghaire, consultant neurologist at Cork University Hospital, Dr Brian Sweeney said.