Low specificity and sensitivity of smell identification testing for the diagnosis of Parkinson?s disease
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine if the University of Pennsylvania’s Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is an accurate diagnostic tool for olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Method: We included 138 non-demented PD subjects and 175 control subjects matched by gender....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000100033&lng=en&tlng=en |