Association between rare neuromuscular disorder and loss of smell identified
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
Changes in the ability to smell and taste can be caused by a simple cold or upper respiratory tract infection, but they may also be among the first signs of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. New research has revealed an association between an impaired sense of smell and myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease.