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Transitions between Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Mortality: The Importance of Olfaction.

Jamie E KnightTomiko YonedaNathan A LewisGraciela Muniz-TerreraDavid A BennettAndrea M Piccinin
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • cognitive decline
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • coronary artery disease
  • cognitive impairment