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Hyposmia in a simple smell test is associated with accelerated cognitive decline in early Parkinson's disease

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Olfactory dysfunction has been related to cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD), but evidence is conflicting and little is known about the relationship between these symptoms in early PD. Our… Click to show full abstract

Olfactory dysfunction has been related to cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD), but evidence is conflicting and little is known about the relationship between these symptoms in early PD. Our objective was to study the association between smell deficits measured with a simple odor identification test at diagnosis of PD and the subsequent risk of cognitive decline.

Keywords: simple smell; parkinson disease; hyposmia simple; smell test; cognitive decline

Journal Title: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2018

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