COVID-19 and Dementia

The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The causative agent for COVID-19 is an RNA virus of the Coronaviridae family. In addition to the respiratory and other complications, a significant proportion of COVID-19 patients show neurological manifestations. Dementia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sharma, Shiv K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Review Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8558990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34733061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09727531211009420
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Sumario:The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The causative agent for COVID-19 is an RNA virus of the Coronaviridae family. In addition to the respiratory and other complications, a significant proportion of COVID-19 patients show neurological manifestations. Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder, the prevalence of which is projected to increase in the coming decades. This review provides an overview of the effects of COVID-19 on dementia patients.

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