Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Affiliations

¹ Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Van Andel Institute, Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
³ Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Department of Neurology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
⁵ Department of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
⁶ Department of Neurology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Terni, Italy.
⁷ Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
⁹ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Kassel, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

Stella M Papa et al. Mov Disord. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;35(5):711-715.

doi: 10.1002/mds.28067. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

¹ Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Van Andel Institute, Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
³ Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Department of Neurology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
⁵ Department of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
⁶ Department of Neurology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Terni, Italy.
⁷ Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
⁹ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Kassel, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

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