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<p><strong class="x-large">22 JULY 2018</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>The topic of this years’ World Brain Day (WBD) on JULY 22 is <strong>CLEAN AIR FOR HEALTHY BRAIN </strong>and was carefully selected, to raise awareness on the influence of air pollution on neurological diseases. Following the letter for the delegates, this short info will give you some information on this topic.</p> <p>In addition, as in all previous years, WBD promotion material developed by the WFN will be available for your use and adaptation of your local needs and languages. We do hope that this campaign will follow the success of previous campaigns of the WBD, and will touch on the emerging and important issue, which is the role of pollution and neurological disease.</p> <p>We hope that you and your society will be sharing the efforts for the WBD. The chair of this activity is Mohammad Wasay. 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Mostly long-term exposure to relatively high levels of certain chemicals in workplace air has resulted in many examples of nervous system damage over the past century.<br> <br>In addition to air pollution also occupational and residential air pollution is emerging. An example is the exposure to chemotherapy and metabolites of hospital personnel, and the biologic circle resulting in contamination of surface water.</p> <h2>Which are these pollutants?</h2> <p>The chemical nature of environmental pollutants is complex and variable. Some gases (carbon dioxide and methane) are emitted into the atmosphere naturally from the decay of organic waste. 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It demonstrated that air pollution contributes to UP TO 30% of the burden of stroke.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Grid_Body Grid_Section Grid_Row_White"> <div class="container container_12"> <div class="span span6 span1_2 alpha slot Slot_Row_4_1"> <div id="plgslt_Slot_Row_4_1" class="zenario_slot zenario_html_snippet zenario_html_snippet__default_style zenario_html_snippet_17958 zenario_slot_in_body"> <p>The adverse effects of air pollution are most important in low- and medium-income countries and for vulnerable patients with other vascular risk factors or a prior history of stroke.</p> <p>Stroke is the leading cause of motor handicap, the second cause of death in people older than 60 years, one of the main reasons for hospitalization, and a risk factor for dementia.</p> <div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/276892497?color=ffffff&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script> <p></p> </div> </div> <div class="span span6 span1_2 omega slot Slot_Row_4_2"> <div id="plgslt_Slot_Row_4_2" class="zenario_slot zenario_html_snippet zenario_html_snippet__default_style zenario_html_snippet_17973 zenario_slot_in_body"><p>The list of possible air pollution and environmental pollution adverse effects is increasing. 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