Chemosensory Loss during a Traumatic Brain Injury Suggests a Central Pathway for the Rehabilitation of Anosmia

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Currently, no method has been developed for rehabilitating olfaction in anosmic patients following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Here a method for rehabilitation is described which is based on a recent finding that the human posterior pyriform cortex (PPC) generates predictive odor "search images" in advance of an encounter with an olfactory stimulus. The search image enhances perceptual sensitivity and allows the odor it represents to be identified without input occurring from the olfactory receptors or bulbs. Furthermore, based on the finding here that anosmics with a TBI often have normal trigeminal and gustatory function, it is proposed that normality in these chemosensory systems may indicate that key cortical regions including the PPC are intact in anosmics and capable of processing olfactory information. In addition, the results of chemosensory tests of the olfactory, gustatory, and intranasal trigeminal systems of 18 patients with a TBI are given that identify which patients would most likely benefit from the rehabilitation procedure.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Chemical senses - 46(2021) vom: 01. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Laing, David G [VerfasserIn]
Epps, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Jinks, Anthony L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anosmia
Chemosensory tests
Journal Article
Rehabilitation
Search images

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Date Completed 26.08.2021

Date Revised 26.08.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/chemse/bjab016

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324470568