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19686190

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pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
Although smell loss has several potential etiologies (e.g., head trauma, allergic rhinitis, and enlarged adenoids) that are common among children, studies evaluating the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in the pediatric population are rare. Several challenges confront the clinician or researcher hoping to evaluate odor identification ability in young children. Children are likely to be unfamiliar with many of the odor stimuli used in adult tests and have limited ability to read and identify labels to select from alternative choices, which is the typical adult response option. Consequently, specialized forms of olfactory tests must be developed for this population. Based on the format of the San Diego Odor Identification Test(1) and the delivery system of the Brief Smell Identification Test,(2) we are developing a short form odor identification test utilizing standardized odor stimuli in which participants match 6 odorants to pictures of the odor source. The pilot version of this test is being administered to children between the ages of 3-17 as part of the pre-surgical intake evaluation at the A.I. duPont Hospital for Children and as part of basic research studies at the Monell Center. The hospital study population is broad and includes children undergoing ear, nose, and throat surgery as well as controls subjects (children undergoing general surgery), with approximately 50 children per week eligible for evaluation. To improve correct interpretation of the results, stimulus familiarity is evaluated by having the child's parent/guardian also complete the test and answer a short questionnaire about the child's experience with the various odor stimuli. The challenges confronted in studying this clinical population as well as extrapolation to larger populations will be discussed.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1749-6632
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
1170
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
537-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluating the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in a pediatric population.
pubmed:affiliation
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. pdalton@pobox.upenn.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural