Covid-19 in Parkinson's Disease treated by drugs or brain stimulation

Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U..

PURPOSE: Covid-19 has affected all people, especially those with chronic diseases, including Parkinson's Disease (PD). Covid-19 may affect both motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms of PD patients. We intend to evaluate different aspects of Covid-19 impact on PD patients.

METHODS: 647 PD patients were evaluated in terms of PD-related and Covid-19-related clinical presentations in addition to past medical history during the pandemic through an online questioner. They were compared with an age-matched control group consist of 673 individuals and a sample of the normal population consist of 1215 individuals.

RESULTS: The prevalence of Covid-19 in PD patients was 11.28%. The mortality was 1.23% among PD patients. The prevalence of Covid-19 in PD patients who undergone Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) was 18.18%. No significant association was found between the duration of disease and the prevalence of Covid-19. A statistically significant higher prevalence of Covid-19 in PD patients who had direct contact with SARS-CoV-19 infected individuals was found. No statistically significant association has been found between the worsening of motor symptoms and Covid-19. PD patients and the normal population may differ in the prevalence of some psychological disorders, including anxiety and sleeping disorders, and Covid-19 may affect the psychological status.

CONCLUSION: PD patients possibly follow tighter preventive protocols, which lead to lower prevalence and severity of Covid-19 and its consequences in these patients. Although it seems Covid-19 does not affect motor and psychological aspects of PD as much as it was expected, more accurate evaluations are suggested in order to clarify such effects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Neurologia - 39(2024), 3 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 254-260

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Salari, M [VerfasserIn]
Etemadifar, M [VerfasserIn]
Zali, A [VerfasserIn]
Aminzade, Z [VerfasserIn]
Navalpotro-Gomez, I [VerfasserIn]
Tehrani Fateh, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Covid-19
Deep brain stimulation
Enfermedad de Parkinson
Estimulación cerebral profunda
Journal Article
Pandemia
Pandemic
Parkinson's Disease
SARS-CoV-19
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.nrleng.2021.07.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370426274