Olfactory Dysfunction Following Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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OBJECTIVE: Reports of smell loss following traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a well-documented but understudied phenomenon. Given the broad consequences of olfactory loss, we characterized psychophysical olfactory dysfunction in individuals with moderate to severe TBI using systematic review and meta-analytic methods.

METHODS: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) protocol, five databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus) were reviewed for studies investigating olfactory dysfunction in persons with moderate to severe TBI. Of the 5,223 studies reviewed, 19 met our inclusion criteria for the systematic review and 11 met inclusion criteria for meta-analysis. We calculated effect sizes (Hedges' g) to characterize the degree of olfactory dysfunction between patients with moderate to severe TBI and controls.

RESULTS: A total of 951 moderate-severe TBI patients from 19 studies were included in the systematic review, which largely demonstrated poorer olfactory psychophysical performances in this patient population. Meta-analysis demonstrated a large effect size for olfactory dysfunction in moderate-severe TBI relative to healthy controls (g=-2.43, 95%CI: -3.16 < δ<-1.69). The magnitude of the effect was moderated by age and patient sex, with larger effect sizes associated with older age (following exclusion of a pediatric population) and larger compositions of women in the patient group.

CONCLUSION: Moderate to severe TBI is associated with prominent olfactory dysfunction. Significant research gaps remain regarding the mechanism, recovery and natural history of olfactory dysfunction following moderate to severe TBI, which has significant clinical implications for the identification and treatment for those with post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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Neuropsychology review - 33(2023), 4 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 717-732

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tai, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Leland, Evelyn M [VerfasserIn]
Seal, Stella M [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Andrea L C [VerfasserIn]
Rowan, Nicholas R [VerfasserIn]
Kamath, Vidyulata [VerfasserIn]

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Anosmia
Head injury
Head trauma
Hyposmia
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Review
Smell
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 18.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1007/s11065-022-09563-2

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NLM345872576