Critical illness and changes in sensory perception

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-345

  Schiffman, Susan S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Critical illness; Medical conditions; Medications; Senses

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATROPINE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLODRONIC ACID; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ETIDRONIC ACID; FLUPHENAZINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IBANDRONIC ACID; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PERPHENAZINE; RISEDRONIC ACID; THIORIDAZINE; TOPIRAMATE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

AGEUSIA; AGING; BLURRED VISION; CANCER; CATARACT; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CORNEA OPACITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIPLOPIA; EYE PAIN; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; LACRIMATION DISORDER; MYOPIA; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL VISION; PHOTOPHOBIA; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SCOTOMA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIDE EFFECT; SMELLING DISORDER; STROKE; TASTE; TASTE AVERSION; TASTE DISORDER; TOUCH; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SENSATION DISORDERS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34447525330     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665107005599     Document Type: Review

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