Transitions between Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Mortality: The Importance of Olfaction.
Jamie E KnightTomiko YonedaNathan A LewisGraciela Muniz-TerreraDavid A BennettAndrea M PiccininPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2023)
Findings suggest that higher olfactory identification scores are associated with a decreased risk of transitioning to impaired cognitive states and that associations between olfaction and mortality may occur primarily through the pathway of neurodegeneration.