The Impact of Global Climate Change on Neurological Diseases
Özet
Küresel iklim değişikliği, nörolojik hastalıklar üzerinde giderek artan bir etkiye sahiptir ve bu durum hem bireysel hem de toplumsal sağlık açısından önemli bir tehdit oluşturmaktadır. Sıcaklık dalgalanmaları, hava kirliliği, su ve gıda güvensizliği ile doğal afetler, hem akut hem de kronik nörolojik bozuklukların ortaya çıkışını ve seyrini etkilemektedir. İklim değişikliğinin inme, epilepsi, multipl skleroz, demans, Parkinson hastalığı ve motor nöron hastalıkları gibi nörolojik tabloların riskini artırdığına dair giderek güçlenen epidemiyolojik ve deneysel kanıtlar mevcuttur. Özellikle hava kirliliği ve artan sıcaklık dalgaları, serebrovasküler olayların, baş ağrısı ataklarının ve MS alevlenmelerinin tetiklenmesinde önemli rol oynamaktadır. Ayrıca, iklim değişikliğinin ruh sağlığı üzerindeki yansımaları, iklim anksiyetesi, depresyon ve travma sonrası stres bozukluğu gibi psikiyatrik tablolarla da kendini göstermektedir. Bu kapsamda nöroloji ve halk sağlığı alanında, iklim değişikliğine uyumlu sağlık politikaları geliştirilmesi, hava kirliliğini azaltmaya yönelik yasal düzenlemeler yapılması, sağlık sistemlerinde afet hazırlık kapasitesinin artırılması ve hekimlerin bu konuda bilinçlendirilmesi kritik önemdedir.
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