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Climate change and epilepsy: Time to take action
Sanjay M Sisodiya1,2, Hayley J Fowler3, Iain Lake4
1Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology London UK.
Epilepsia Open
|December 11, 2019
Summary
Climate change poses significant health risks, potentially impacting epilepsy care. Further research and immediate action are crucial for adaptation and mitigation, offering co-benefits for global health.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Neurology
- Public Health
Background:
- Climate change presents unprecedented global challenges, including warming, extreme weather, and disease vector shifts.
- These environmental changes have profound, often disproportionate, impacts on human health and healthcare systems.
- The link between climate change and neurological conditions like epilepsy remains under-explored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review climate change science and its general health implications.
- To explore potential specific impacts of climate change on epilepsy.
- To consider the healthcare sector's contribution to carbon emissions and advocate for action.
Main Methods:
- Review of climate change science and global scientific response.
- Analysis of general climate change effects on health and disease patterns.
- Speculative application of climate change impacts to epilepsy at molecular and epidemiological levels.
Main Results:
- Sparse data currently exists on climate change's specific effects on epilepsy.
- Climate change may influence epilepsy through various complex interactions, including vector-borne diseases.
- Healthcare professional activities, such as travel, contribute to carbon emissions.
Conclusions:
- Urgent need for more research to quantify climate change impacts on epilepsy care.
- Immediate action to decarbonize, mitigate, and adapt to climate change is necessary.
- Proactive measures can yield significant co-benefits for epilepsy care and overall public health.
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