TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental factors and stroke
T2 - Risk and prevention
AU - Ranta, Annemarei
AU - Ozturk, Serefnur
AU - Wasay, Mohammad
AU - Giroud, Maurice
AU - Béjot, Yannick
AU - Reis, Jacques
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/11/15
Y1 - 2023/11/15
N2 - Stroke is a leading cause of death and adult disability globally. In addition to traditional risk factors, environmental risk factors have emerged over the recent past and are becoming increasingly important. The disproportionate rise of stroke incidence in low- and middle-income countries has been attributed, at least in part, to environmental factors. This narrative review provides details on the interplay between the environment and health generally and stroke specifically, covering topics including air pollution, atmospheric brown clouds, desert dust storms, giant wildfires, chemical contamination, biological aggressors, urbanization, and climate change. It also covers some beneficial environmental effects such as can be harnessed from the exposure to green spaces. It concludes with a summary of pragmatic actions that can be taken to help address some of these challenges at individual, community, and political advocacy levels.
AB - Stroke is a leading cause of death and adult disability globally. In addition to traditional risk factors, environmental risk factors have emerged over the recent past and are becoming increasingly important. The disproportionate rise of stroke incidence in low- and middle-income countries has been attributed, at least in part, to environmental factors. This narrative review provides details on the interplay between the environment and health generally and stroke specifically, covering topics including air pollution, atmospheric brown clouds, desert dust storms, giant wildfires, chemical contamination, biological aggressors, urbanization, and climate change. It also covers some beneficial environmental effects such as can be harnessed from the exposure to green spaces. It concludes with a summary of pragmatic actions that can be taken to help address some of these challenges at individual, community, and political advocacy levels.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Climate change
KW - Environmental risk factors
KW - Green spaces
KW - Stroke
KW - Stroke prevention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85176141099&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120860
DO - 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120860
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85176141099
SN - 0022-510X
VL - 454
JO - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
JF - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
M1 - 120860
ER -