[Traumatic anosmia].
Traumatic anosmy can be found after any traumatism of the skull, whatever its impact and intensity. A long loss of consciousness or a heavy post-commotionnal syndrom can increase a traumatic anosmy. The best way to really assess a traumatic loss of smell is to use of olfacto-breathing reflex and possibility for confirmation, the olfactive electroencephalography. The suppression of a traumatic anosmy can happen, but the published statistics on this matter seem a little too optimistic. With regard to stimulators, the rate is far too high than it is usually accepted.
D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012018:Reflex; D012119:Respiration; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D012903:Smell; D013649:Taste; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000150:complications
Les anosmies traumatiques