An olfactory ‘stress test’ may detect preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

An olfactory ‘stress test’ may detect preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The olfactory bulb (OB) receives extensive cholinergic input from the basal forebrain and is affected very early in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We speculated that an olfactory ‘stress test’ (OST), targeting the OB, might be used to unm...

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Main Authors: Schofield Peter W, Ebrahimi Houman, Jones Alison L, Bateman Grant A, Murray Sonya R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/24

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