“Smelling and Tasting” Parkinson's Disease: Using Senses to Improve the Knowledge of the Disease

Among non-motor manifestations of Parkinson's Disease (PD), peripheral, sensory symptoms are particularly relevant. Smell dysfunction starts very early and frequently precedes the PD motor symptoms by years (being often a cue to the diagnosis). Moreover, olfactory system could be, together with...

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Main Authors: Valentina Oppo, Marta Melis, Melania Melis, Iole Tomassini Barbarossa, Giovanni Cossu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2020.00043/full