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Climate change and disorders of the nervous system

Sisodiya, SM; Gulcebi, MI; Fortunato, F; Mills, JD; Haynes, E; Bramon, E; Chadwick, P; ... Hanna, MG; + view all (2024) Climate change and disorders of the nervous system. The Lancet Neurology , 23 (6) pp. 636-648. 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00087-5. Green open access

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Abstract

Anthropogenic climate change is affecting people's health, including those with neurological and psychiatric diseases. Currently, making inferences about the effect of climate change on neurological and psychiatric diseases is challenging because of an overall sparsity of data, differing study methods, paucity of detail regarding disease subtypes, little consideration of the effect of individual and population genetics, and widely differing geographical locations with the potential for regional influences. However, evidence suggests that the incidence, prevalence, and severity of many nervous system conditions (eg, stroke, neurological infections, and some mental health disorders) can be affected by climate change. The data show broad and complex adverse effects, especially of temperature extremes to which people are unaccustomed and wide diurnal temperature fluctuations. Protective measures might be possible through local forecasting. Few studies project the future effects of climate change on brain health, hindering policy developments. Robust studies on the threats from changing climate for people who have, or are at risk of developing, disorders of the nervous system are urgently needed.

Type: Article
Title: Climate change and disorders of the nervous system
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00087-5
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00087-5
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: Humans, Climate Change, Nervous System Diseases
UCL classification: UCL
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10192724
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