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The Effects of Cognition, Quality of Life, and Fatigue on Olfactory Function in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Mustafa Acikgoz; Bilge Piri Cinar; Esra Aciman Demirel; Ulufer Celebi; Sibel Cekic; Sultan Elicora; Hüseyin Tugrul Atasoy is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Aim The frequency of olfactory dysfunction in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has revealed very different results in studies. Some studies have shown that olfactory dysfunction may be associated with cognitive impairment and poor quality of life. In these studies, different odor tests and cognitive tests were used and different results were obtained. Materials and methods Forty literate patients over the age of 18 and 24 healthy volunteers of similar age and education were included in the study. Sniffin' Sticks Odor Test, California Verbal Learning Test II, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Revised Brief Visuospatial Memory Test, Trail-Making Test, Quality of Life Short Form-36, Fatigue Impact Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory were applied to the individuals. Results Olfactory dysfunction was detected in 50 % of the patients. High disability rate, low cognitive functions, low quality of life, and fatigue were identified as the factors affecting olfactory function negatively. Odor discrimination and identification abilities were associated with disability level and cognitive functions, whereas quality of life was linked to odor threshold scores. The olfa
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- Author
- Mustafa Acikgoz; Bilge Piri Cinar; Esra Aciman Demirel; Ulufer Celebi; Sibel Cekic; Sultan Elicora; Hüseyin Tugrul Atasoy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)