COVID-19 viral infection and medical practice for dementia potients

Hidekazu Tomimoto

Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine

COVID-19 infection has emerged as a global disaster which causes not only serious respiratory infection but also nervous system involvement.　The effect of COVID-19 infection on the people with dementia should be estimated from three different perspectives.　First, the people with dementia is especially vulnerable to COVID-19 infection because they are elderly and sometimes live together in nursing home.　Second, inhibition of daily activities and inert lifestyle tend to cause worsening of dementia.　Third, if dementia patients are infected with COVID-19 virus, they may encounter difficulties in prevention of secondary virus transmission, because the people with dementia may have no considerations for mask wearing and washing hands.　This review overviews these points concerning on prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection in demented population

Address correspondence to Dr. Hidekazu Tomimoto, Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine（ 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 517-8507, Japan）