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A study links extreme heat and social factors to rising epilepsy rates in older Americans, identifying a "U.S. epilepsy belt."
A new study has identified a "U.S. epilepsy belt" affecting older adults, linking higher epilepsy rates to environmental and socioeconomic factors like extreme heat, poor sleep, inactivity, obesity, and limited healthcare access.
Analyzing data from 4.8 million Medicare beneficiaries, researchers found that regions with more than 95-degree heat index days and shortages of primary care providers had elevated epilepsy incidence, marking the first strong evidence tying extreme heat to new epilepsy cases in older adults.
The findings, led by Case Western Reserve University and funded by the CDC, emphasize climate change and social determinants as key health drivers, urging targeted public health interventions.
Alaska and Hawaii were excluded due to data limitations.
Un estudio relaciona el calor extremo y los factores sociales con el aumento de las tasas de epilepsia en los estadounidenses de edad avanzada, identificando un "cinturón de epilepsia de los Estados Unidos".