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Climate change threatens brain health of Europeans — neurologists warn of rising strokes and dementia

Neurologist Ulf Kallweit told Euronews at the European Health Forum in Gastein that heat raises stroke risk, disrupts sleep and expands the range of infections affecting the nervous system. Neurological disorders affect roughly one in three people, and their economic burden in 2019 was estimated at €1.5 trillion. Risks are higher for vulnerable groups and residents of disadvantaged areas.

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