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cord-317811-mxsujb5u	Migliaccio, Raffaella	Dementia and COVID-19 Lockdown: More Than a Double Blow for Patients and Caregivers	2020-07-06		.txt	text/plain	2660	136	56	In dementia research and in clinical practice, the COVID-19 pandemic represents an important challenge, not only for neurological staff and researchers, but above all for patients and their caregivers. During normal times, patients affected by dementia are very vulnerable people and are hugely dependent on family or professional caregivers in their everyday life. This situation can come after waiting for months for a suitable therapist for cognitive rehabilitation, for appointments with physicians, and for a place in a dementia care unit which will stimulate patients and give their families a break. During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals with dementia living in nursing homes show several additional problems. In this context of dementia, COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and social isolation, one of my patients' wife died during her sleep.	./cache/cord-317811-mxsujb5u.txt	./txt/cord-317811-mxsujb5u.txt