Psychiatrist Alexander Polikarpov: problems with smell recognition in old age can occur at an early stage of dementia.
Psychiatrist Polikarpov said in an interview about links between the quality of smell and brain health. In an interview with KP, he stated that the deterioration of the sense of smell may occur as one of the early signs of dementia. The doctor referred to the results of a recent study conducted by the University of Chicago. It showed that in people prone to developing Alzheimer's disease (the most common type of dementia), the sense of smell “works” much worse in old age.
associated with the highest risk of Alzheimer's disease, the sense of smell is worse on average by 37%,” said Alexander Polikarpov.
According to the psychiatrist, with the development of dementia, which can be gradual and slow, damage to the centers responsible for odor recognition occurs in the brain . Such damage is caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain, which is toxic to it.
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