| Forscher befürchten rasanten Anstieg von Parkinsonfällen |  |
...und weiteren neurologischen Erkrankungen:
Five years after the Spanish flu pandemic in the early 1900s, there was up to a three-fold increase in the incidence of Parkinson's disease.
Kevin Barnham from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health said he believed a similar "silent wave" of neurological illness would follow this pandemic.
"Parkinson's disease is a complex illness, but one of the causes is inflammation, and the virus helps to drive that inflammation," he said.
"Once the inflammation gets into the brain, it starts a cascade of events which can ultimately lead to Parkinson's disease."
[https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-23/covid-19-may-cause-parkinsons-disease-research-finds/12688384]