ArticleBMC neurology2025
Effect of environmental pollutants particulate matter (PM
Article in BMC neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.
What it found
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The trial behind it
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Impact of air pollution on mental health in bangladesh: a comparison between Dhaka and Rajshahi.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Hybrid deep learning model for air quality prediction and its impact on healthcare.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Molecular mechanisms of air pollution-induced carcinogenesis and the emerging role of microplastics.Human genomics · 2025Review
- Global burden trends of idiopathic epilepsy in young adults from 1990 to 2035: based on the global burden of disease study 2021.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Correction: Effect of environmental pollutants particulate matter (PMBMC neurology · 2025Article
- Epilepsy grand challenge 2025.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundEpilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. Impaired brain biology is the world's fastest-growing brain disorder, and exposure to environmental pollutants is the leading cause of mental health impairment. The growing literature suggests that air pollution is an emerging cause of neurological diseases. However, the existing evidence on air pollution and epilepsy is inadequate. This study aimed to investigate the effect of environmental pollutants particulate matter (PM
methodsThis study recorded data on air pollutants and epilepsy using the electronic platforms Pub Med, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The keywords included for the literature search were based on two main aspects: exposure (air pollutants) and outcome (epilepsy). Initially, 78 articles and reports were identified, and after revising the abstracts and full articles, 06 studies were selected for a detailed analysis and discussion. The Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted to investigate the impact between air pollutants and epilepsy. The effect of air pollution on epilepsy has been investigated through a compilation of six studies encompassing 371,515 individuals. The Cochrane chi-squared test (Chi
resultsThe results revealed that exposure to PM
conclusionsAir pollutants PM
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