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Riech- und Geschmacksstörungen haben gravierende Folgen

Smell and taste dysfunction in the elderly population — what the general practitioner needs to know

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Ab dem zweiten Lebensdrittel lassen Geruchs- und Geschmackssinn in der Allgemeinbevölkerung deutlich nach — mit z. T. dramatischen Folgen für die Betroffenen. Zudem kann eine Riechstörung Frühsymptom z. B. von M. Parkinson oder einer Alzheimer-Demenz sein.

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Högerle, C. Riech- und Geschmacksstörungen haben gravierende Folgen. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 161, 48–52 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-019-0962-1

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