Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2014;(4):327-330

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2014.04.006

Advance in Dysosmia and the Early Neurodegenerative Diseases (review)

Jiaojiao SHI ; Zhen LIANG ; Pingping ZUO

Keywords

dysosmia; neurodegenerative diseases; air pollution; review

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

There are a large amount of neural stem cells in the olfactory system which have an active proliferation, ongoing and direc-tional differentiation and migration in order to adapt to the changing environment. The clinical findings showed that the early stages of some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease all presented dysosmia. In recent years, the relationship be-tween air pollution and dysosmia attracts public concerns. This article introduced some research progresses in this field.