new delhi home confinement lockdown affected patients parkinson disease badly many developed wellness complications exist survey carried recently neurologists aiims delhi rishikesh institute neurosciences kolkata pgimer chandigarh among others found involved patients parkinson aged years older nearly year age survey worsening slowness inclemency tremor pace freezing gait speech reported persons james parkinson disease similar proportion reported worsening symptoms like easy fatigability pain anxiety depression irregularity disturbances reported per cent respondents per cent reporting worsening sleep disturbances inside past times three month study found overall per cent patients reported worsening parkinson disease symptoms confinement days significantly associated worsen tremor speech urinary problems exacerbate gait postural lightheadedness importantly link lack available support home home confinement disease length seven years respectively sleep mental disorder coarse lacking adequate bear out interior rest home confinement study study dr shamsher dwivedee chairman neurosciences director clinical services old delhi vimhans nayati super specialty hospital said patients afflicted parkinson disease related disorders poor brain reserve plasticity neglect physical activity cognitive activity leads sharp decline capabilities lack social interactions activities impact mode turn negative impact questionnaire based quality liveliness scale leaf research published journal parkinsonism related disorders neurologists found patients adopted new home confinement experienced significantly reduced worsening slowness medication unavailability reported resulting novel coronavirus andemic prolonged home restriction may result global motor worsening parkinson disease doctors warn staying throttle space might worsen gait increase freezing minimal brain dysfunction