Air pollution and childhood epilepsy diagnosis at a first seizure clinic in The Netherlands: A case-control study

Increasing evidence suggests that exposure to air pollution is linked to neurological disorders, but little is known about the association with epilepsy. This study aimed to quantify the association between exposure to ambient air pollutants and the diagnosis of epilepsy in Dutch children. A population-based case-control study was conducted among children presenting to the first seizure clinic at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 1 January 2008 to 31 May 2021. Children were assigned to either cases (i.e., diagnosed with epilepsy, n = 406) or controls (n = 737... Mehr ...