Article
Smell identification test as an indicator for cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Aug 2004
Suzuki Y, Yamamoto S, Umegaki H, Onishi J, Mogi N, Fujishiro H, Iguchi A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to assess olfactory dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to compare utility of the olfactory tests as possible clinical markers. METHODS: Two olfactory identification tests (The Cross-Cultural Smell Identification Test [CC-SIT] and the Picture-based Smell Identification Test [P-SIT]) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) were administered to...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Case-Control Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Psychological Tests
- Smell
- Statistics, Nonparametric
