Unilateral reduced sense of smell is an early indicator for global olfactory loss

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 959-963

  Gudziol, Volker ^a   Paech, Irene ^a   Hummel, Thomas ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Healthy; Lateralized olfactory test; Odor identification; Smell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STIMULATION; TIME;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954426742     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5445-3     Document Type: Article

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