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Odor identification deficit as a predictor of five-year global cognitive change: interactive effects with age and ApoE-epsilon4.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2009
Olofsson Jonas K, Rönnlund Michael, Nordin Steven, Nyberg Lars, Nilsson Lars-Göran, Larsson Maria
Abstract excerpt
Olfactory impairments are present in common neurodegenerative disorders and predict conversion to dementia in non-demented individuals with cognitive impairment. In cognitively intact elderly, evidence is sparse regarding the role of olfactory deficits in predicting cognitive impairment. The present study investigated predictors of 5-year prospective decline in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in a large...
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