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Posttraumatic Olfactory Dysfunction:MR and Clinical Evaluation
AJNR 17:1171-1179, Yousem,D.M.,et al, 1996
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Article Abstract
Twelve patients were anosmic,eight had severe impairment,and five were mildly impaired.Injuries to the olfactory bulbs and tracts(88%of patients),subfrontal region(60%),and temporal lobes(32%)were found,but these did not correlate wee with individual olfactory test scores. Volumetric analysis showed that patients without smell function had greater volume loss in olfactory bulbs and tracts than did those posttraumatic patients who retained some sense of smell.Qualitative and quantitative assessments of damage showed few significant correlations with olfactory tests,probably because of multifocal injuries,primary olfactory nerve damage,and the constraints of a small sample size on the detection of clinically significant differences.MR imaging shows abnormalities in patients with posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction at a very high rate(88%),predominantly in the olfactory bulbs and tracts and the inferior frontal lobes.
 
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