Olfactory Impairment in Parkinson's Disease Patients with Tremor Dominant Subtype Compared to Those with Akinetic Rigid Dominant Subtype: A Pilot Study.

Paolo Solla Carla Masala Tommaso ErcoliGianni OrofinoFrancesco LoyIlenia PinnaLaura FaddaGiovanni Defazio

Published in: Brain sciences (2022)

Our pilot study showed a significant olfactory dysfunction in PD patients with the ARD subtype. This evidence confirms the biological relevance of clinical subgroups in PD patients, suggesting the existence of a different pathophysiological mechanism between the ARD and TD clinical subtypes.

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