Olfactory deficits predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer dementia in an urban community

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 84; no. 2; p. 182
• Main Authors: Devanand, D P, Lee, Seonjoo, Manly, Jennifer, Andrews, Howard, Schupf, Nicole, Doty, Richard L, Stern, Yaakov, Zahodne, Laura B, Louis, Elan D, Mayeux, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 13.01.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; New York City - epidemiology; Olfaction Disorders - diagnosis; Olfaction Disorders - epidemiology; Risk Assessment; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data

To determine the predictive utility of baseline odor identification deficits for future cognitive decline and the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia. In a multiethnic community cohort in North Manhattan, NY, 1,037 participants without dementia were evaluated with the 40-item University of...