Parkinsonism: An emerging post COVID sequelae

Abhijith Rajaram Rao; Shaik Mohammed Hidayathullah; Karan Hegde; Prabha Adhikari

IDCases (Jan 2022)

Parkinsonism: An emerging post COVID sequelae

Abhijith Rajaram Rao,
Shaik Mohammed Hidayathullah,
Karan Hegde,
Prabha Adhikari

Affiliations

Abhijith Rajaram Rao: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, India; Correspondence to: Department of Geriatric Medicine Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, India.
Shaik Mohammed Hidayathullah: Department of Internal Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, India
Karan Hegde: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, India
Prabha Adhikari: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27
p. e01388

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Parkinsonism has a complex and multifactorial aetiology and the role of post viral infection parkinsonism has been documented. The recent pandemic has made it clear that COVID-19 causes respiratory disease and affects multiple organs, which includes the central nervous system. Here we report three cases of post COVID parkinsonism occurring in older adults, age 60 years and above, and their response to levodopa-carbidopa.

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ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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