Air pollution related damage to the Central Nervous System (CNS) has been widely neglected in studies of air pollution and adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate hospital admissions in Abadan, Iran for several neurological diseases including cerebral ischemic attack, epilepsy, and various types of headache on days with polluted air compared with clean days. Abadan is a city in Khuzestan Province that is located in southwestern Iran and experiences many sand and dust storms. The sampling station was located on the roof of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Abadan. Sampling was conducted over four years (from March 2012 to July 2016). Hospital admissions of patients with cerebral ischemic attack, epilepsy, and headache types from March 2012 to July 2016 were obtained from the Hospital Information System (HIS). This study showed that hospital admissions for patients with cerebral ischemic attack, epilepsy, and patients with types of headaches on dusty days increased significantly compared to hospital admissions on clean days. Also hospital admissions of these patients significantly increased with increased concentrations of coarse particulate matter (PM₁₀). Ambient PM₁₀ concentrations in Abadan were relatively high. Significant increases in hospital admissions in this study were related to high PM₁₀ concentrations. Elderly and women were susceptible subpopulations showing more sensitivity to dust compared with the rest of the population. Staying indoors and using facial respirators under these emergency conditions could be effective in protecting these sensitive subjects against dust.

与空气污染有关的对中枢神经系统（CNS）的损害在空气污染和不良健康后果的研究中被广泛忽略。这项研究的目的是评估与清洁天数相比，在有空气污染的日子里，伊朗阿巴丹的几种神经疾病，包括脑缺血发作，癫痫病和各种类型的头痛，入院情况。阿巴丹（Abadan）是哈兹斯坦省的一个城市，位于伊朗西南部，经历了许多沙尘暴。采样站位于阿巴丹市环境部（DoE）的屋顶上。采样进行了四年（从2012年3月到2016年7月）。从医院信息系统（HIS）获得了2012年3月至2016年7月患有脑缺血发作，癫痫和头痛类型的患者的住院治疗。这项研究表明，在尘土飞扬的日子里，患有脑缺血发作，癫痫病和头痛类型的患者的住院次数比在干净的日子里的住院次数明显增加。此外，随着粗颗粒物浓度的增加，这些患者的住院率也显着增加（PM₁₀）。阿巴丹的PM ₁₀浓度相对较高。该研究中住院人数的显着增加与高PM ₁₀浓度有关。老年人和妇女是易感人群，与其他人群相比，对灰尘更为敏感。在这些紧急情况下，呆在室内并使用面部呼吸器可能会有效地保护这些敏感对象免受灰尘侵害。