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A Free-breathing fMRI Method to Study Human Olfactory Function
Published on: July 30, 2017
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在Covid 19感染中嗅觉敏感性恢复了受试者
Qazi Saquib Rizwan1, S K Kanaujia2, Amrita Srivastava2
1Department of ENT, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, U.P. India.
概括
COVID-19通常会导致暂时的嗅觉丧失 (缺血症). 这项研究发现,嗅觉敏感性与雌激素,孕和BMI在男性和女性中都有负相关性.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 嗅觉丧失是COVID-19的一个关键的神经症状.
- 嗅觉功能障碍是SARS-CoV-2感染的早期指标.
- 了解影响嗅觉灵敏度的因素对于管理COVID-19后果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究嗅觉灵敏度与各种生理参数之间的相关性.
- 分析嗅觉灵敏度的性别差异.
- 检查嗅觉功能与激素水平 (雌激素,孕) 和身体质量指数 (BMI) 之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在22个月内进行了一项基于医院的观察性分析研究.
- 患者接受了嗅探棒测试,以评估嗅觉灵敏度.
- 收集和分析了嗅觉功能,性别,子宫周期阶段,激素水平和BMI的数据.
主要成果:
- 男性的嗅觉敏感度略高于女性.
- 嗅觉敏感性与血清雌激素和孕水平有显著的负相关性.
- 在男性和女性的BMI和嗅觉敏感性之间观察到显著的负相关性.
结论:
- 荷尔蒙因素 (雌激素,孕激素) 和BMI显著影响嗅觉灵敏度.
- 虽然男性的嗅觉功能略有改善,但荷尔蒙和BMI的影响对两性都至关重要.
- 进一步研究这些相关性背后的机制是有必要的.
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