Chunk #52 — FINDINGS — Relation of Risk Factors to Cognitive and Motor Outcomes, Disability and Death — Odor Identification

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Overview and findings from the rush Memory and Aging Project.

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Loss of odor identification was associated with a greater rate of cognitive decline and an increased risk of MCI [150,151]. Odor identification was also associated with progression of parkinsonian signs, primarily parkinsonian gait [152]. Finally, it was associated with risk of death [153].