Olfactory Dysfunction is Associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
This article is written based on the presentation done by Prof Wang De Yun at the NUS Psychiatry Symposium on Ageing-in-Place held on 27 Apr 2023. Olfactory impairment, or more commonly referred to as sense of smell, is ageing related. The ability to detect and identify smell has also long been linked with cognitive decline in older adults. However, there remains questions on its association with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and by extension, dementia. As part of the Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre’s Community Health and Intergenerational (CHI) Study , Prof Wang De Yun from NUS Department of Otolaryngology, conducted a study to assess the olfactory function of community-dwelling older adults in Singapore and its link with their cognitive function. For this study, researchers at NUS developed a localised version of the nine-item smell test to better screen the population. Read more below! Smell ability as a predictive tool for Cognitive Impairment When it ...