Influencia en la epilepsia de factores meteorológicos y cronológicos

Altimiras-Roset, Jacint; Brunet-Gómez, Alícia; Aragonés, Josep María; Roura-Poch, Pere

doi:10.33588/rn.5908.2014115

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“…Since cold temperature is also a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, cold air-related changes in the autonomic functioning, especially temperatures colder than 18 °C may affect the occurrence of seizures [20]. Studies conducted in different countries show that low temperatures have a potential effect on the occurrence of seizures [21,22]. In this study, in which we calculated the average temperature of the days when ES cases were observed throughout a year as 1.1 °C, the frequency of ES was higher on extremely cold days of the year.…”

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Association of the Meteorological Parameters and Epileptic Seizures

Levent¹,

Ali²

2023

Int J Crit Care Emerg Med

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Background: Climate changes may be among the triggering factors in predicting epileptic seizures. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of changes in weather conditions and phases of the moon on epileptic seizures in epilepsy patients. Materials and methods:This is a dual-center, crosssectional, observational study. The patients' age, sex, medications, and the hours of seizures were recorded. Meteorological data such as daily average temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, and moon cycles at the time of the patients' seizures were noted. Results:Of 110 patients who met the conditions of the study. The average air temperature was found to be 1 (-35 -+ 32) °C, relative humidity 77.50% (10-100), atmospheric pressure 1018.00 (1003-1035) hPa, and wind speed was found to be 7.00 (0-26) km/hour during the hours of seizures. There was statistical significance between the annual average air temperature, wind speed and relative humidity average values, and the average values for the day of seizure. Conclusion:Epileptic seizures are observed to intensify in epilepsy patients when temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed are low, and the moon is full. There is a need for new studies to be conducted in regions with larger populations and different climates.

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Association of the Meteorological Parameters and Epileptic Seizures

Levent¹,

Ali²

2023

Int J Crit Care Emerg Med

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“…(Altimiras-Roset et al, 2014; Asensi et al, 1977; Boldrey and Millichap, 1966; Chang et al, 2019; Doherty et al, 2009; Jacksch, 2018)[12,13,[15][16][17][18] …”

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The Influence of Climatic Factors on the Provocation of Epileptic Seizures

Hammen,

Treib,

Treib

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JCM

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Background/Objectives: Recent studies provide the first indications of the impact of climate factors on human health, especially with individuals already grappling with internal and neurological conditions being particularly vulnerable. In the face of escalating climate change, our research delves into the specific influence of a spectrum of climatic factors and seasonal variations on the hospital admissions of patients receiving treatment for epileptic seizures at our clinic in Kaiserslautern. Methods: Our study encompassed data from 9366 epilepsy patients who were admitted to hospital due to epileptic seizures. We considered seven climate parameters that Germany’s National Meteorological Service made available. We employed the Kruskal–Wallis test to examine the correlation between the frequency of admittance to our hospital in the mentioned patient group and seasons. Furthermore, we used conditional Poisson regression and distributed lag linear models (DLMs) to scrutinize the coherence of the frequency of patient admittance and the investigated climate parameters. The mentioned parameters were also analyzed in a subgroup analysis regarding the gender and age of patients and the classification of seizures according to ILAE 2017. Results: Our results demonstrate that climatic factors, such as precipitation and air pressure, can increase the frequency of hospital admissions for seizures in patients with general-onset epilepsy. In contrast, patients with focal seizures are less prone to climatic changes. Consequently, admittance to the hospital for seizures is less affected by climatic factors in the latter patient group. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that climatic factors are possible trigger factors for the provocation of seizures, particularly in patients with generalized seizures. This was determined indirectly by analyzing the frequency of seizure-related emergency admissions and their relation to prevailing climate factors. Our study is consistent with other studies showing that climate factors, such as cerebral infarcts or cerebral hemorrhages, influence patients’ health.

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Influencia en la epilepsia de factores meteorológicos y cronológicos

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Association of the Meteorological Parameters and Epileptic Seizures

Association of the Meteorological Parameters and Epileptic Seizures

The Influence of Climatic Factors on the Provocation of Epileptic Seizures

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