Olfaction in People with Down Syndrome: A Comprehensive Assessment across Four Decades of Age.

BACKGROUND:Down syndrome (DS) shows neuropathology similar to Alzheimer disease, which presents olfactory impairment. Previous work showed olfactory impairment in DS, but a comprehensive evaluation of olfactory function in DS is lacking. METHODS:We investigated a large number (n = 56; M = 31, F = 25...

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Main Authors: Maria Paola Cecchini, Dario Viviani, Marco Sandri, Antje Hähner, Thomas Hummel, Carlo Zancanaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4701393?pdf=render