It has been revealed that if one experiences a loss of smell, then it may be an early indication of being afflicted with some kind of neurological disorder, including Parkinson’s disease.
It has been reported that the chronic, degenerative neurological disorder, which was discovered by Britain’s Dr. James Parkinson in 1817, affects 100,000 Canadians. It is anticipated that the number of people afflicted with the disease will increase in the next 30 years from 11.6% to 23.6%.
It is reported that across the world an estimated five million people live with Parkinson’s.
The brain cells of that produce a chemical called dopamine cease to function in a person afflicted with Parkinson’s. The disease is debilitating since it impinges on a person’s quality of life and overall health.
A person afflicted with Parkinson’s experiences involuntary trembling, stiff and rigid muscles, stooped posture. They may also undergo a change in facial expression like the absence of blinking. This continuous and fixed expression is alluded to as the Parkinson’s stare.
Researchers are of the belief that if you are afflicted with Parkinson’s you will have an altered sense of smell.
They state, “If we can spot Parkinson’s in its earlier stages, there is much less damage to the brain. The earlier the better means we can stop the deterioration that eventually robs Parkinson patients of a good quality of life”.
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