Stroke & Temperature/Air Pollution
- Alexeeff, S. E., Liao, N. S., Liu, X., Van Den Eeden, S. K., & Sidney, S. (2021). Long-Term PM2.5 Exposure and Risks of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Events: Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(1), e016890. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.016890
- Toubasi, A., & Al-Sayegh, T. N. (2023). Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Neurology, 101(19), e1922–e1932. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207856
- Qu, C., Chen, Y., Liu, C., Hu, Z., Zhang, J., Yan, L., Zhang, H., Liu, Y., Liu, W., Cheng, Q., Luo, P., & Liu, Z. (2024). Burden of Stroke Attributable to Nonoptimal Temperature in 204 Countries and Territories: A Population-Based Study, 1990-2019. Neurology, 102(9), e209299. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209299
- Alahmad, B., Khraishah, H., Kamineni, M., Royé, D., Papatheodorou, S. I., Vicedo-Cabrera, A. M., Guo, Y., Lavigne, E., Armstrong, B., Sera, F., Bernstein, A. S., Zanobetti, A., Garshick, E., Schwartz, J., Bell, M. L., Al-Mulla, F., Koutrakis, P., Gasparrini, A., & Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Network (2024). Extreme Temperatures and Stroke Mortality: Evidence From a Multi-Country Analysis. Stroke, 55(7), 1847–1856. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045751
- Chu, L., Wang, R., Gross, C. P., Chen, K., & Ma, X. (2024). Ambient Temperature and Stroke Risk Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years: A Case-Crossover Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 84(23), 2327–2331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.058
- Li, P., Wang, Y., Tian, D., Liu, M., Zhu, X., Wang, Y., Huang, C., Bai, Y., Wu, Y., Wei, W., Tian, S., Li, Y., Qiao, Y., Yang, J., Cao, S., Cong, C., Zhao, L., Su, J., & Wang, M. (2024). Joint Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants, Genetic Risk, and Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Analysis in UK Biobank. Stroke, 55(3), 660–669. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044935
- Kono, M., Wu, W. T., Lee, C. P., Chang, Y. Y., Yang, Y. H., Lin, C. C., & Chen, P. C. (2025). Impact of rapid temperature fluctuations on acute stroke risk: a nationwide case-crossover study from 2001 to 2020. The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 57, 101546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101546
Anxiety & Climate Change
Hickman, C., Marks, E., Pihkala, P., Clayton, S., Lewandowski, R. E., Mayall, E. E., Wray, B., Mellor, C., & van Susteren, L. (2021). Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: A global survey. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(12), e863–e873. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00278-3
Dementia & Air Pollution/Heat/Wildfire Smoke
- Abolhasani, E., Hachinski, V., Ghazaleh, N., Azarpazhooh, M. R., Mokhber, N., & Martin, J. (2023). Air Pollution and Incidence of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Neurology, 100(2), e242–e254. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201419
- Christensen, G. M., Li, Z., Liang, D., Ebelt, S., Gearing, M., Levey, A. I., Lah, J. J., Wingo, A., Wingo, T., & Hüls, A. (2024). Association of PM2.5 Exposure and Alzheimer Disease Pathology in Brain Bank Donors-Effect Modification by APOE Genotype. Neurology, 102(5), e209162. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209162
- Gao, Y., Lin, L., Yin, P., Kan, H., Chen, R., & Zhou, M. (2024). Heat Exposure and Dementia-Related Mortality in China. JAMA network open, 7(6), e2419250. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19250
- Elser, H., Frankland, T. B., Chen, C., Tartof, S. Y., Mayeda, E. R., Lee, G. S., Northrop, A. J., Torres, J. M., Benmarhnia, T., & Casey, J. A. (2025). Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Incident Dementia. JAMA neurology, 82(1), 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.4058 – Retracted & replaced
Parkinson’s Disease & Air Pollution
- Krzyzanowski, B., Searles Nielsen, S., Turner, J. R., & Racette, B. A. (2023). Fine Particulate Matter and Parkinson Disease Risk Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Neurology, 101(21), e2058–e2067. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207871
- Krzyzanowski, B., Mullan, A. F., Turcano, P., Camerucci, E., Bower, J. H., & Savica, R. (2024). Air Pollution and Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Study. JAMA network open, 7(9), e2433602. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33602
Vector-Borne & Neuroinfectious Risks
- Mojahed, N., Mohammadkhani, M. A., & Mohamadkhani, A. (2022). Climate Crises and Developing Vector-Borne Diseases: A Narrative Review. Iranian journal of public health, 51(12), 2664–2673. https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v51i12.11457
- World Health Organization. (2023). World malaria report 2023 (Chapter 10: Climate change). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.
Cross-Cutting Reviews (Climate, Air Pollution, & the Nervous System)
- Louis, S., Carlson, A. K., Suresh, A., Rim, J., Mays, M., Ontaneda, D., & Dhawan, A. (2023). Impacts of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Neurologic Health, Disease, and Practice: A Scoping Review. Neurology, 100(10), 474–483. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201630
- Sisodiya, S. M., Gulcebi, M. I., Fortunato, F., Mills, J. D., Haynes, E., Bramon, E., Chadwick, P., Ciccarelli, O., David, A. S., De Meyer, K., Fox, N. C., Davan Wetton, J., Koltzenburg, M., Kullmann, D. M., Kurian, M. A., Manji, H., Maslin, M. A., Matharu, M., Montgomery, H., Romanello, M., … Hanna, M. G. (2024). Climate change and disorders of the nervous system. The Lancet. Neurology, 23(6), 636–648. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00087-5
Extreme Heat – Health & Society (Context for Neurological Risk)
- Ballester, J., Quijal-Zamorano, M., Méndez Turrubiates, R. F., Pegenaute, F., Herrmann, F. R., Robine, J. M., Basagaña, X., Tonne, C., Antó, J. M., & Achebak, H. (2023). Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022. Nature medicine, 29(7), 1857–1866. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02419-z
- Callahan, C. W., & Mankin, J. S. (2022). Globally unequal effect of extreme heat on economic growth. Science advances, 8(43), eadd3726. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add3726
- Kelton, M., Bjerre-Nielsen, A., Jonasdóttir, S. S., Lehmann, S., & Obradovich, N. (2022). Rising temperatures erode human sleep globally. One Earth, 5(5), 534–549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.008
- Delaney, S. W., Stegmuller, A., Mork, D., Mock, L., Bell, M. L., Gill, T. M., Braun, D., & Zanobetti, A. (2025). Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. JAMA internal medicine, 185(4), 412–421. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7719
Disparities & Climate Equity (Canada & Global)
- Jbaily, A., Zhou, X., Liu, J., Lee, T. H., Kamareddine, L., Verguet, S., & Dominici, F. (2022). Air pollution exposure disparities across US population and income groups. Nature, 601(7892), 228–233. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04190-y
- Morello-Frosch, R., & Obasogie, O. K. (2023). The Climate Gap and the Color Line – Racial Health Inequities and Climate Change. The New England journal of medicine, 388(10), 943–949. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsb2213250
- Public Health Agency of Canada. (2024). Rapid review: An intersectional analysis of the disproportionate health impacts of wildfires on diverse populations and communities (including First Nations).
- Brubacher, L. J., Chen, T. T., Longboat, S., Dodd, W., Peach, L., Elliott, S. J., Patterson, K., & Neufeld, H. (2024). Climate change, biodiversity loss, and Indigenous Peoples’ health and wellbeing: a systematic umbrella review protocol. Systematic reviews, 13(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02423-x
Wildfire smoke — Canadian public health guidance (Patient-Facing & Policy)
- Health Canada. (2024). Human health effects of wildfire smoke (2024 evidence synthesis) [Report & brochure]. Ottawa, Canada: Health Canada.
- Government of Canada. (2025). Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)—National risk tool & guidance [Updated 2025]. Government of Canada.
- Ontario Ministry of Health. (2024). Wildfire smoke & air quality: Reference document.
- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). (n.d.). Wildfire smoke & the AQHI [Factsheet].
Indoor/residential combustion (context: indoor air, equity, neuro-adjacent)
- American Lung Association & ICF. (2022, July). Literature review on the impacts of residential combustion (Final report). American Lung Association. Addendum 2025.
- Marin, A., Rector, L., Morin, B., & Allen, G. (2022). Residential wood heating: An overview of U.S. impacts and regulations. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995), 72(7), 619–628. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2022.2050442
- Sun, L., Héroux, MÈ., Xu, X. et al. Associations between residential fossil fuel combustion and indoor concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and aldehydes in Canadian homes. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 35, 649–660 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-025-00762-6
Communication, practice & policy
- Kotcher, J., Patel, L., Wheat, S., Philipsborn, R., & Maibach, E. (2024). How to communicate about climate change with patients. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 385, e079831. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-079831
- World Stroke Organization. (2024, May). Policy statement on climate change & stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 19(6), NP1–NP4.
