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Review
. 2021 Feb;17(2):69-70.
doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-00450-z.

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

Katya Numbers  1 , Henry Brodaty  2   3
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Review

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

Katya Numbers et al. Nat Rev Neurol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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