Aledo-Serrano, Angel;
Battaglia, Giulia;
Blenkinsop, Stephen;
Delanty, Norman;
Elbendary, Hasnaa M;
Eyal, Sara;
Guekht, Alla;
... Sisodiya, Sanjay M; + view all
(2023)
Taking action on climate change: Testimonials and position statement from the International League Against Epilepsy Climate Change Commission.
Seizure
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pp. 68-75.
10.1016/j.seizure.2023.02.003.
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Abstract
The release of the 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report makes clear that human activities have resulted in significant alterations in global climate. There is no doubt that climate change is upon us; chronic global warming has been punctuated by more frequent extreme weather events. Humanity will have to mitigate climate change and adapt to these changing conditions or face dire consequences. One under-appreciated aspect of this global crisis is its impact on healthcare, particularly people with epilepsy and temperature-sensitive seizures. As members of the inaugural International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Climate Change Commission, we recount the personal motivations that have led each team member to decide to take action, in the hope that our journeys as ordinary clinicians and scientists will help persuade others that they too can act to foster change within their spheres of influence.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Taking action on climate change: Testimonials and position statement from the International League Against Epilepsy Climate Change Commission |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.02.003 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2023.02.003 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Epilepsy, Global crisis, Global warming, Neurology, Seizure |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10165743 |
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