Covid-19 és a Parkinson-kór

Parkinson's disease is the elderly people's condition which increases the risk of infections in the upper airways in its ad vanced stages. Specific diseases (as hypertension, diabetes mellitus), older age and the male sex are significantly worsening the course of COVID-19. It would be challenging to examine parallel these diseases, since they are raising two important ques tions. First, if Parkinson's disease be a risk factor of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Se - condly, how the COVID-19 pandemic can influence the Parkinson's disease patients. The authors are seeking answers to these questions based on the published results in the topic concerned. © 2021 Literatura Medica Publishing House. All rights reserved.