Impact on health in patients with neurological disorders of heat waves associated with climate change
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https://doi.org/10.52556/2587-3873.2025.1(103).03Keywords:
climate change, health, heat wave, neurologicaldiseasesAbstract
Global average temperatures continue to rise, and this phenomenon is part of the more complex climate changes that have occurred over the past century, while the negative effects of climate change are expected to become more severe. The purpose of the research was to provide an overview of the impact of heat waves on health, including on patients with neurological conditions in order to establish research directions in the field. A synthesis bibliographic study was conducted by applying the keywords: “climate change”, “health”, “heat wave”, “neurological diseases” in English on the ResearchGate social network, the Google Scholar search engine and the PubMed database, supplemented with 7 bibliographic references of local authors. Keywords were split or joined together with Boolean operators AND and OR. The evaluation involved the first 5 pages of the databases. As a result, more than 553 sources appeared. From them, 33 sources were analysed, which made the connection between the sought notions. According to the WHO, climate change already causes more than 150,000 deaths each year, and the alliance of health and climate organisations, stressed that the results of COP26 are: “insufficient to protect health”. As global warming progresses, an increasing incidence and prevalence of diseases, including neurological diseases, is expected. Studies of variations in mean temperatures can provide insights into changes in susceptibility or the effectiveness of public health interventions. Research is needed on the impact of extreme temperatures on the health of the population, including on patients with neurological conditions, to detect the cause-effect correlation.
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