Anosmia in dementia is associated with Lewy bodies rather than Alzheimer's pathology.

OBJECTIVES: To assess olfactory function of patients with dementia. Odour detection ability is impaired in clinical Parkinson's disease. Evidence of impaired detection in patients with clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease is inconsistent. No studies of olfaction have been neuropatholog...

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Main Authors: McShane, R, Nagy, Z, Esiri, M, King, E, Joachim, C, Sullivan, N, Smith, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001