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by DrBazza 855 days ago
My father had Parkinsons. And was an engineer that used degreaser, i.e. trichloroethylene. And had 'the smell'. I think it's actually more common for people to detect this smell than perhaps is implied by these articles. I suppose the lady in question was just the first to notice and bring it to the attention of the medical community.

https://www.science.org/content/article/widely-used-chemical...