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So how does all of this connect? Basically, if dream-enactment sleep disorder is more common in those who have had COVID, and the vast majority of those who suffer from this kind of sleep disorder ultimately develop neurological diseases like Parkinson's, then COVID-19 could lead to an explosion of these diseases in the coming years.

This is not mere speculation; animal models further substantiate these claims.

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

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Dr. Smeyne elaborated on the seriousness of these findings, telling Salon, "Our studies in mice predict a 30-50% increase in Parkinson's risk for those moderately to severely infected with the Alpha variant.

While on an individual basis this only changes a person's risk from 2% to 3% for developing Parkinson's, over the whole of the population we would expect to see millions more develop Parkinson's disease than would have if not for their COVID infection."

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

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It is crucial that we address the long COVID public health emergency promptly.

There have been >760 million globally documented cases of COVID-19 with the real number of cases presumably much higher.

Long COVID is occurring in 20-30% of these cases, meaning that hundreds of millions of people could be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's / other neurodegenerative issues later in life.

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