The World Stroke Organization is warning that climate change poses an escalating threat to brain health, with extreme heat in particular increasing the risk of having a stroke and of patients dying from stroke.
The World Stroke Organization is warning that climate change poses an escalating threat to brain health, with extreme heat in particular increasing the risk of having a stroke and of patients dying from stroke.
In a scientific statement published in the International Journal of Stroke, the organization summarises the latest evidence on the association between stroke and the environmental factors exacerbated by climate change.
These include extreme temperatures, temperature variability, humidity, barometric pressure, wildfires, and dust and sandstorms.
Stroke remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with 89 per cent of the burden occurring in low to middle-income countries. Ischaemic stroke, which occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the brain, is the most common type of stroke.
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