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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique risks to people with Alzheimer disease and dementia. Research from 2020 has shown that these people have a relatively high risk of contracting severe COVID-19, and are also at risk of neuropsychiatric disturbances as a result of lockdown measures and social iso...

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Autores principales: Numbers, Katya, Brodaty, Henry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7786184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33408384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-00450-z
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spelling pubmed-77861842021-01-06 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia Numbers, Katya Brodaty, Henry Nat Rev Neurol Year in Review The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique risks to people with Alzheimer disease and dementia. Research from 2020 has shown that these people have a relatively high risk of contracting severe COVID-19, and are also at risk of neuropsychiatric disturbances as a result of lockdown measures and social isolation. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-01-06 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7786184/ /pubmed/33408384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-00450-z Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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