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Hallucinations in a Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Case Study

While social distancing may be deemed necessary in order to avoid COVID-19 infections, the lockdown may impact mental health of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We present a case study involving hallucinations in a patient with AD who lives in a nursing home during the COVID-19 crisis. We com...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: El Haj, Mohamad, Larøi, Frank, Gallouj, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IOS Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7683099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33283166
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-200241
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Sumario:While social distancing may be deemed necessary in order to avoid COVID-19 infections, the lockdown may impact mental health of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We present a case study involving hallucinations in a patient with AD who lives in a nursing home during the COVID-19 crisis. We compared this patient’s hallucination scores before and during the lockdown. We observed increased hallucinations during, compared to before, the lockdown. These increased hallucinations can be attributed to a number of elements such as the decreased in daily activities, social distancing, lack of physical contact with family members, and loneliness during the lockdown.