作者
Ethan Schonfeld, Elan Schonfeld, Casey Aman, Navroop Gill, Dami Kim, Sydney Rabin, Bushraa Shamshuddin, Lloyd Sealey, Ricardo Gabriel Senno
发表日期
2021/1/1
期刊
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
卷号
79
期号
3
页码范围
1033-1040
出版商
IOS Press
简介
Background:
There exist functional deficits in motor, sensory, and olfactory abilities in dementias. Measures of these deficits have been discussed as potential clinical markers.
Objective:
We measured the deficit of motor, sensory, and olfactory functions on both the left and right body side, to study potential body lateralizations.
Methods:
This IRB-approved study (N= 84) performed left/right clinical tests of gross motor (dynamometer test), sensory (Von Frey test), and olfactory (peppermint oil test) ability. The Mini-Mental Status Exam was administered to determine level of dementia; medical and laboratory data were collected.
Results:
Sensory and olfactory deficits lateralized to the left side of the body, while motor deficits lateralized to the right side. We found clinical correlates of motor lateralization: female, depression, MMSE< 15, and diabetes. While clinical correlates of sensory lateralization: use of psychotherapeutic …
学术搜索中的文章
E Schonfeld, E Schonfeld, C Aman, N Gill, D Kim… - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2021