ArticleCurrent environmental health reports2024
Air Pollution and Temperature in Seizures and Epilepsy: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Faith in a Warming World: Religiosity and Climate Change Anxiety in Epilepsy.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Local Violence as an Environmental Exposure with Increasing Relevance under Climate Change: A Conceptual Framework.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Review
- Climate change and the influence on children with seizures.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Environmental determinants of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health: interactive roles of air pollution, heat waves, and green spaces.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Seizures, climate and pollution: is there evidence of an association?Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national epilepsy of unknown cause incidence and mortality, 1990-2036: cross-national health inequalities and predictive analytics.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Neurological and mental health in the era of climate change: mechanisms, clinical impacts, and adaptation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
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Abstract
purpose of the reviewSeizures and epilepsy can be debilitating neurological conditions and have few known causes. Emerging evidence has highlighted the potential contribution of environmental exposures to the etiology of these conditions, possibly manifesting via neuroinflammation and increased oxidative stress in the brain. We conducted a scoping review of epidemiological literature linking air pollution and temperature exposures with incidence and acute aggravation of seizures and epilepsy. We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and APA PsycINFO databases for peer-reviewed journal articles published in English from inception to February 7, 2024. RECENT
findingsWe identified a total of 34 studies: 16 examined air pollution exposure, 12 ambient temperature, and six examined both air pollution and ambient temperature. Most studies were conducted in Asia (China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan). Nearly all studies retrospectively derived acute (daily average), ambient, and postnatal exposure estimates from ground monitoring systems and ascertained epilepsy cases or seizure events through record linkage with medical records, health registry systems, or insurance claims data. Commonly assessed exposures were particulate matter (PM
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