As global temperatures rise, the risk of neurological conditions like strokes, seizures and migraines could increase, according to a review published Wednesday.
analyzed multiple studies that found extreme weather events accelerated by climate change are associated with an increase in strokes, migraines and seizures, an increase in hospital visits among patients with dementia and worsening severity of multiple sclerosis symptoms.—which scorched several regions of the U.S., Europe and Asia this summer—as well as drastic changes in temperature.
The report—which reviewed 364 studies on climate change, pollutants, extreme weather and neurologic disease between 1990 and 2022—also found airborne pollutants, including fine particulate matter containing copper and nitrates, were associated with greater risk and severity of stroke, headaches, dementia and Parkinson’s disease, ALS.
Several studies analyzed in the review also linked increased flooding to a wider range of infectious diseases, including mosquito-borne West Nile virus, meningococcal meningitis and encephalitis—although researchers admitted “regional factors beyond temperature alone,” including land use and population density, may also be responsible for spreading disease.
Even worse, natural disasters made stronger by climate change can disrupt medical care—researchers say there’s an “unmet need in planning” for neurologic care “in the face of ecological instability.”Scientists have pointed to climate change as a culprit behind accelerating droughts and wildfires, rising seas, heat waves and stronger storms. However, the effect of rising temperatures on human health has not been analyzed as extensively.
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