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In Alzheimer’s disease and olfaction can be impaired. Indeed this is so characteristic that Solomon et al (1998) [1] suggested that the Pocket Smell Test could be used as a diagnostic tool to distinguish between the condition and major depression.
Doty[2] reviewed 13 studies investigating olfaction in Alzheimer's patients compared to age-matched controls and identified that the majority of studies found significantly decreased function in Alzheimer's patients.
Nordin and Murphy[3] also documented impaired olfaction in patients with possible Alzheimer's.
Morgan et al.[4] reported that odor identification tasks could be useful in diagnosing Alzheimer's and that possible language deficits in this group were not responsible for the difficulties in smell identification.
Hyposmia - decreased ability to smell
Anosmia - lack of ability to smell
For some people wih Alzeimers the sense of smell can disappear completely.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag has demonstrated increased numbers of neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic plaques in the olfactory cortex of Alzheimer's patients versus age-matched control subjects. DotyCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content has suggested that the magnitude of the olfactory deficit parallels the progression and severity of the Alzheimer's process.
References
- ↑ Solomon, Gary S.; Petrie, William M. Hart, James ; Brackin, Henry B. Jr. (1998). Olfactory Dysfunction Discriminates Alzheimer's Dementia From Major Depression. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences ;10:64-67.
- ↑ Doty RL: Olfactory dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders, in Smell and Taste in Health and Disease, edited by Getchell TV. New York, Raven, 1991, pp 735—751
- ↑ Nordin S, Murphy C: Impaired sensory and cognitive olfactory function in questionable Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychology 1996; 10:113—119
- ↑ Morgan CD, Nordin S, Murphy C: Odor identification as an early marker for Alzheimer's disease: impact of lexical functioning and detection sensitivity. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1995; 17:793—803
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