Why does dementia always start in the memory center of the brain?
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They don’t, necessarily. Take Alzheimer’s disease, which is one of the major types of dementia. It is common for damage to appear in the olfactory lobe leading to reduced sense of smell. This symptom is actually a decently sensitive screener for early diagnosis.
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/can-smell-test-sniff-out-alzheimers-disease
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