التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: |
FEASIBILITY OF A CULTURE-SPECIFIC MOROCCAN SMELL IDENTIFICATION TEST (MOROSIT): A PROPOSAL USING THE CASE OF PARKINSON DISEASE. |
المؤلفون: |
Chraa, Mohamed, Imizgue, Hanane, Klevor, Raymond, Kissani, Najib |
المصدر: |
Archivos de Neurociencias; 2023, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p8-12, 5p |
مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PILOT projects, RESEARCH, RESEARCH methodology evaluation, RESEARCH methodology, CROSS-sectional method, SENSORY perception, PARKINSON'S disease, SMELL disorders, SMELL, PLANT extracts, ODORS, CULTURAL awareness, DISEASE complications |
مصطلحات جغرافية: |
MOROCCO |
مستخلص: |
Introduction: No culture-specific standardized olfactory tests exist in Morocco as yet. Olfactory problems are frequent in Parkinson disease. Aim: To show the feasibility of investigating olfactory impairment using culture-relevant products (indigenous plant extracts) as a preliminary to the creation of a standardized olfactory test. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study on a group of 69 patients with Parkinson disease, and a group of 66 healthy volunteers, in order to assess odor threshold, odor identification, and odor discrimination in both groups using Mentha pulegium and Lavandula latifolia extracts. Results: We observed an increased mean of odor detection threshold in patients compared to healthy subjects (p<0.001). A significant difference was also found in the ability to discriminate odors; a higher number of patients were unable to distinguish between odors (p<0.001). Regarding the odor identification test, 70% of healthy subjects versus 36% of patients were able to correctly identify the test products. The difference was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusions: Our study points to the potential of using indigenous products -- with which patients are familiar -- in the elaboration of a standardized smell identification screening battery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |