Olfactory Memory Impairment in Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Correspondence
Dr. Biju Bahuleyan
Associate Professor of Physiology
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences
Amala Nagar, Thrissur, Kerala-680 555, India.
Phone: +91 9971782076
Email: drbijubahuleyan@yahoo.co.in
Olfactory disorders are noted in a majority of neurodegenerative diseases, but they are often misjudged and are rarely rated in the clinical setting. Severe changes in the olfactory tests are observed in Parkinson’s disease. Olfactory deficits are an early feature in Alzheimer’s disease and they worsen with the disease progression. Alterations in the olfactory function are also noted after severe head injuries, temporal lobe epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraine. The purpose of the present review was to discuss the available scientific knowledge on the olfactory memory and to relate its impairment with neurodegenerative diseases.