Olfactory and gustatory functioning and food preferences of patients with Alzheimer ’s disease and mild cognitive impairment compared to controls: the NUDAD project

In conclusion, patients with MCI and AD have poorer odor discrimination and identi fication ability than controls, but similar detection thresholds. This is likely a consequence of poorer memory rather than directly caused by AD pathology.
Source: Journal of Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research