Impairment of odor discrimination and identification is associated with disability progression and gray matter atrophy of the olfactory system in MS.

Gabriel BstehRuth SteigerNoora TuovinenHarald HegenKlaus BerekSebastian WurthMichael AuerFranziska Di PauliElke R GizewskiFlorian DeisenhammerThomas BergerChristoph Scherfler

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2019)

Impairment of DI, but not T is associated with GM atrophy in brain regions related to olfactory function. Further studies are warranted to investigate DI scores and temporomesial/putamen GMC as biomarkers for disability progression.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
white matter
biofilm formation
mass spectrometry
resting state
pseudomonas aeruginosa
case control
cystic fibrosis