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Gustatory dysfunction in dementia and cognitive decline
Duncan Boak,
Carl Philpot,
Andrea Tales 
A New Approach to Dementia: Examining Sensory and Perceptual Impairment
Swansea University Author:
Andrea Tales
Abstract
This chapter starts by first highlighting the experiences of people living with gustatory dysfunction, people living with both dementia and gustatory dysfunction and of caregivers. There follows a brief outline of the anatomy of gustatory function and sections on gustatory dysfunction, evidence for...
| Published in: | A New Approach to Dementia: Examining Sensory and Perceptual Impairment |
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| ISBN: | 9781003464136 |
| Published: |
London
Routledge
2025
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| Online Access: |
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003464136-4/gustatory-dysfunction-dementia-cognitive-decline-duncan-boak-carl-philpott-andrea-tales?context=ubx&refId=a51c833a-5bb7-4e01-accb-1a491a1923f8 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70168 |
| Abstract: |
This chapter starts by first highlighting the experiences of people living with gustatory dysfunction, people living with both dementia and gustatory dysfunction and of caregivers. There follows a brief outline of the anatomy of gustatory function and sections on gustatory dysfunction, evidence for the association between dementia and cognitive decline and gustatory dysfunction (across a range of different aetiologies), followed by discussion related to dementia-related impact. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |