Wolfson C, et al. - Using baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), researchers explored the link between the presence of a neurological disease (epilepsy, Parkinson's disease/parkinsonism, stroke/transient ischemic attack, multiple sclerosis, and migraine) and comorbidity burden, as well as health-care utilization. To identify correlates of comorbidity burden and healthcare utilization, they used multivariable Poisson regression. They found striking correlations between neurological diseases and increased comorbidity burdens and health-care utilization. Findings revealed that, although the presence of a neurological disease was related to only a modest increase in the probability of visiting a general practitioner, it was also correlated with a greatly increased probability of visiting a medical specialist, an emergency department, and/or overnight hospitalization.