[Olfactory testing: diagnostic methods for investigating the sense of smell].
For the testing of a person's sense of smell, both subjective and objective methods are available. Subjective tests include odor identification, threshold and discrimination tests. A prerequisite for successful testing is the ability and willingness of the patient to cooperate. For testing smell in the demented, comatose or simulating patient, the measurement of chemosensory evoked potentials (CSEP) is an established method.
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Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie, Wiesbaden. oliver.pfaar@hno-wiesbaden.de
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D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000503:physiopathology; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009812:Odorants; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology