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15563909

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
Traumatic events such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, or assaults can lead to dysfunction in olfaction or gustation. Mechanisms of posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction include direct injury to the sinonasal tract or olfactory epithelium, shearing effect on olfactory fibers at the cribriform plate, or brain contusion or intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Posttraumatic gustatory dysfunction is rare, but may occur as a result of direct injury to the tongue, injury to cranial nerves VII or IX, or brain contusion or hemorrhage. Evaluation of head-injured patients presenting with olfactory or gustatory complaints should include a thorough history, including assessment for pre-and posttraumatic chemosensory dysfunction and potential mechanisms of injury, complete head and neck examination including nasal endoscopy and cranial nerve testing, and focused radiographic imaging, usually CT of the sinuses and skull base. Formal olfactory and gustatory testing may be performed using various techniques, although in cases potentially involving litigation, methodologies able to detect malingering should be used. Treatable causes of chemosensory disturbance, most notably conductive olfactory losses caused by chronic rhinosinusitis or nasal obstruction, should be ruled out. In the event of neurosensory deficits, recovery may occur up to 12 to 18 months after the traumatic event. All patients should be counseled regarding the risks of their chemosensory deficits, and given suggestions for appropriate compensatory strategies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0030-6665
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1167-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of head injury on olfaction and taste.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1201 East Marshall Street, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980146, Richmond, VA 23298-0146, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review