@Article{Śmigórska2017,
journal="Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii",
issn="1230-2813",
volume="26",
number="2",
year="2017",
title="The olfactory dysfunctions occurring in the course of Alzheimer’s disease",
abstract=" Purpose : The  aim of  this article is to provide a  summary of  findings concerning olfactory loss associated with pathological neurodegenerative changes which occur over the  course of  Alzheimer’s disease.   Views : It is shown that compared with the  healthy population, olfactory dysfunction is more pronounced in neurodegenerative diseases and precedes symptoms typical of  those diseases. One of  the  primary differences between physiological, age-associated and pathological olfactory loss is the  patients’ awareness of  the  deficit. Healthy hyposmic or even anosmic patients are often aware of  the  problems caused by this dysfunction; however, it is not the  case for patients in the  preclinical, prodromal or clinical stages of  Alzheimer’s disease.    Conclusions : The  clinical value of  olfactory function assessments should be emphasized, as it may provide information about the  potential prodromal symptoms of  Alzheimer’s disease.",
author="Śmigórska, Agnieszka M.
and Śmigórski, Krzysztof",
pages="85--95",
doi="10.5114/ppn.2017.69378",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2017.69378"
}