Journal article
Ambient air pollution and epileptic seizures: A panel study in Australia
Z Chen, W Yu, R Xu, PJ Karoly, MI Maturana, DE Payne, L Li, ES Nurse, DR Freestone, S Li, AN Burkitt, MJ Cook, Y Guo, DB Grayden
Epilepsia | WILEY | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.1111/epi.17253
Abstract
Objective: Emerging evidence has shown that ambient air pollution affects brain health, but little is known about its effect on epileptic seizures. This work aimed to assess the association between daily exposure to ambient air pollution and the risk of epileptic seizures. Methods: This study used epileptic seizure data from two independent data sources (NeuroVista and Seer App seizure diary). In the NeuroVista data set, 3273 seizures were recorded using intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) from 15 participants with refractory focal epilepsy in Australia in 2010–2012. In the seizure diary data set, 3419 self-reported seizures were collected through a mobile application from 34 particip..
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Awarded by Environment Protection Authority Victoria
Funding Acknowledgements
Monash Graduate Scholarship; Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant, Grant/Award Number: APP1183119; China Scholarship Council, Grant/Award Number: 201709120011 and 201806010405; Monash International Tuition Scholarship; PhD Top Up Funding from the Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research; Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant/Award Number: APP1163693; Melbourne Monash Consciousness Research Seed Funding