Olfaction and Head Injury

摘要: An estimated 500,000 Americans each year suffer from head injuries. These individuals develop a variety of medical problems resulting injuries to the brain and often require extensive treatment rehabilitation. One many well-documented in injury is anosmia, or loss smell sensations. This can involve complete anosmia partial disturbance olfactory function. Although function overshadowed by life-threatening issues at time injury, it become more important during recovery rehabilitation period. A number different mechanisms that lead posttraumatic have been identified. The type severity an factor predicting nature extent loss. Patients with are unaware their They sometimes report “taste” sensation. However, this usually due inability sense “flavor” aromas food. recent development clinical tests has proven useful providing quantitative assessments sensory losses patients. also some help localizing lesions regions brain. Such should prove helpful studying impact on long-term outcome head-injured patient.