Climate Change and Epilepsy: The impact on incidence of epilepsy on shifting patterns of vector borne disease

This webinar will focus on how climate change affects patterns of vector borne disease which could result in seizures (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika virus disease, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and Japanese encephalitis) across the continents. The implications on the care of persons with epilepsy and on health care systems will be discussed.

Speakers & Topics

• Introduction - Prof Sanjay Sisodya, ILAE Climate Change Commission Chair (UK)
• Setting the scene - Dr Stephen Blenkinsop, Senior Lecturer in Climate and Climate Change, Newcastle University (UK)
• Shifting patterns of vector borne disease due to climate change and its effect on epilepsy - Prof Gagandeep Singh, Department of Neurology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India and UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London (UK)

Organizer: Climate Change Commission