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Of interest....anosmia is a known prodromal risk factor for Parkinson's disease...whether the similarities are coincidental for 2 different types of brain damag
by caycep 5y ago
Of interest....anosmia is a known prodromal risk factor for Parkinson's disease...whether the similarities are coincidental for 2 different types of brain damage or note remains to be seen I guess.
- sterlind 5y agoit's also a prodromal risk for schizophrenia, and occasionally part of seizure auras. I don't think it tells you that much, other than where geographically things start going wrong.
- caycep 5y agoseizure auras are (at least stereotypically) a foul burning/rubbery smell, i.e. dysosmia, and is fairly acute in time course... vs. gradual loss of smell sensation would suggest some neurodegenerative process. Of which one could argue schizophrenia is. And shares some biochemistry w/ Parkinson's. I wouldn't go so far to say there's a link between PD and COVID...but it bears at least keeping an eye on, from an epidemiological standpoint.