Q Loss of smell often precedes the major symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. What additional information is needed to use this association to prevent or treat these diseases?
There are many similarities between Alzheimer and Parkinson disease but the treatment measurements are not the same for these two, hence it is very important to distinguish these two. Asomia is a common symptom for Alzheimer's with Lewy Body Dementia, PDD, Lewy Body Dementia, even in case of Huntington's disease, brain tumour, malnutrition, Schizophrenia, zinc deficiency, traumatic brain injury etc.