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Olfactory Context Dependent Memory: Direct Presentation of Odorants
Published on: September 18, 2018
[Concomitant anosmia and ageusia: a case report]
Abstract:
Olfactory loss due to head trauma is a frequent finding. It is attributed to the tearing or severing of the olfactory fibers at the cribriform plate. In contrast, posttraumatic gustatory loss is observed and reported rarely and the underlying mechanism is less understood. Here we present a case of a concomitant post-traumatic anosmia and ageusia. Imaging showed a considerable frontobasal brain damage and it is speculated that the gustatory impairment is due to a central injury of the secondary taste cortex. Based on this observation, we believe that this clinical presentation might be much more frequent than previously reported.
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