ArticleEpilepsia2022
Ambient air pollution and epileptic seizures: A panel study in Australia.
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- Dynamic multiday seizure cycles and evolving rhythms in a tetanus toxin rat model of epilepsy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Air Pollution and Temperature in Seizures and Epilepsy: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies.Current environmental health reports · 2024Article
- Mechanistic insights regarding neuropsychiatric and neuropathologic impacts of air pollution.Critical reviews in toxicology · 2024Review
- Acute effects of ambient nitrogen dioxide pollution on outpatient visits for neurological diseases in Xinxiang, China.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Neurostimulation for Generalized Epilepsy: Should Therapy be Syndrome-specific?Neurosurgery clinics of North America · 2024Review
- State of the Art and Challenges in Epilepsy-A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban particle matter exacerbate movement disorder after ischemic stroke via potentiation of neuroinflammation.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveEmerging evidence has shown that ambient air pollution affects brain health, but little is known about its effect on epileptic seizures. This work aimed to assess the association between daily exposure to ambient air pollution and the risk of epileptic seizures.
methodsThis study used epileptic seizure data from two independent data sources (NeuroVista and Seer App seizure diary). In the NeuroVista data set, 3273 seizures were recorded using intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) from 15 participants with refractory focal epilepsy in Australia in 2010-2012. In the seizure diary data set, 3419 self-reported seizures were collected through a mobile application from 34 participants with epilepsy in Australia in 2018-2021. Daily average concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO
resultsA significant association between CO concentrations and epileptic seizure risks was observed, with an increased seizure risk of 4% (relative risk [RR]: 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.07) for an interquartile range (IQR) increase of CO concentrations (0.13 parts per million), whereas no significant associations were found for the other four air pollutants in the whole study population. Female participants had a significantly increased risk of seizures when exposed to elevated CO and NO SIGNIFICANCE: Daily exposure to elevated CO concentrations may be associated with an increased risk of epileptic seizures, especially for subclinical seizures.
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