## Abstract Recent studies support the idea of olfactory dysfunction as a very early sign of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). Aim of the present study was to clinically followβup patients with idiopathic hyposmia to find out the percentage of patients developing IPD after 4 years time. At base
Idiopathic hyposmia as a preclinical sign of Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Mirthe M. Ponsen; Diederick Stoffers; Jan Booij; Berthe L. F. van Eck-Smit; Erik Ch. Wolters; Henk W. Berendse
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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