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While social distancing may be deemed necessary in order to avoid COVID-19 infections, the lockdown may impact mental health of patients with Alzheimer\'s disease (AD) We present a case study involving hallucinations in a patient with AD who lives in a nursing home during the COVID-19 crisis We compared this patient\'s hallucination scores before and during the lockdown We observed increased hallucinations during, compared to before, the lockdown These increased hallucinations can be attributed to a number of elements such as the decreased in daily activities, social distancing, lack of physical contact with family members, and loneliness during the lockdown
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