Wildfire Smoke and the Brain: Mechanistic Insights and Implications for Disaster Response (P7-20.001)

Aditya Kancharla; Rahim Hirani; Mill Etienne

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000217709

June 9, 2026Neurology

Wildfire Smoke and the Brain: Mechanistic Insights and Implications for Disaster Response (P7-20.001)

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Key Points

This review aims to understand the neurological impacts of wildfire smoke and the mechanisms involved.
Review of existing literature on neurological effects of wildfire exposure.
Exploration of pathophysiological processes related to smoke exposure.
Discussion of disaster response frameworks to address health impacts.
Identified significant neurological consequences associated with wildfire smoke exposure.
Outlined pathophysiological mechanisms linking smoke to neurological effects.
Proposed disaster medicine strategies to reduce adverse health outcomes.

Implication

Narrative review examines wildfire smoke's neurological effects and explores disaster medicine solutions.

Abstract

This narrative review examines the neurological consequences of wildfire exposure, explores the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and discusses how disaster medicine frameworks can mitigate these adverse outcomes.

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Kancharla et al. (2026) studied this question.

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