Tag: Smell

Predictive factors of #smell recovery in a clinical series of 288 #COVID-19 patients with olfactory dysfunction

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To evaluate potential predictive factors of smell recovery in a clinical series of 288 patients presenting olfactory dysfunction (OD) related to the COVID19. Potential correlations are sought between epidemiological, clinical and immunological characteristics of patients and the persistence of OD at 60 days. MethodsCOVID-19 positive patients presenting olfactory dysfunction were prospectively recruited from three European… Continue reading Predictive factors of #smell recovery in a clinical series of 288 #COVID-19 patients with olfactory dysfunction

Intact global #cognitive and #olfactory ability predicts lack of transition to #dementia

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Odor identification deficits characterize Alzheimer's disease and other dementias ..Smell Identification Test, which includes the 12-item Brief Smell Identification Test (B-SIT) ..In covariate-adjusted survival analyses, impairment on the Blessed Orientation Memory Concentration Test and B-SIT each predicted dementia (n = 109), primarily Alzheimer's disease (n = 101). Among participants with intact olfactory (B-SIT ≥ 11/12… Continue reading Intact global #cognitive and #olfactory ability predicts lack of transition to #dementia