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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 6;9(7):e04409.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4409. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Post-COVID worsening of a Parkinson's disease patient

Aliaksandr V Boika  1 , Mikhail M Sialitski  1 , Veranika A Chyzhyk  1 , Vladimir V Ponomarev  1 , Elena G Fomina  2
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Post-COVID worsening of a Parkinson's disease patient

Aliaksandr V Boika et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Worsening of clinical symptoms after COVID-19 infection and misregulation of CD4 and CD8 T-cell numbers may be revealed in PD patients. Immunological changes may be a source of clinical worsening of the patient.

Keywords: Parkinson's disease; Post‐COVID‐19; immunology; motor symptoms; nonmotor symptoms.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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