Abstract
A study was undertaken to investigate the number and the life conditions of people with higher brain dysfunction due to neurological disease in the Tokyo metropolis. 1,234 cognitively disabled persons were reported. The number of people with higher brain dysfunction is estimated to be 4,177 persons in the Tokyo metropolis. The life conditions of people with higher brain dysfunction was investigated with the questionnaire and the interview. People with higher brain dysfunction showed a marked trend to live without social activities. Only 3.9% of people were known to be reinstated in his former post after the injury.
