Short-term associations between ambient air pollution and emergency department visits for Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, migraine, and seizure in California, 2005–2018
Same-day high ambient air pollution levels were associated with increased ED visits for migraine, Parkinson disease, and seizures. These findings support the growing evidence that short-term air pollution exposure may adversely impact patients with neurological conditions.
Authors
- Stefanie Ebelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-2337)
- Shumeng Chen
- Morgan Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7744-0851)
- Noah Scovronick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-3337)
- Rebecca Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-283X)
- Howard H. Chang
- Danlu Zhang
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000444
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00