Description
Recent breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of smell and taste disorders have dramatically altered clinical outcomes for these patients. In this important book, readers will get a full overview of the topic today, including functional anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnostic and clinical work-up, assessment techniques, medical and surgical options, and more. Focused and to-the-point, the book is especially designed for physicians treating patients in the everyday practice setting.
Special Features:
- Covers the most important advances in diagnostic and treatment techniques
- Provides a clear methodology for examining, testing, classifying, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of idiopathic, congenital, and acquired smell and taste disorders
- Explores the use of MRI for improved visualization of central olfactory areas, including the lesions and other disturbances that cause olfactory disorders
- Offers new information on the interaction between the chemical senses, especially important in medicolegal cases
- Includes more than 130 full-color diagrams, clinical pathways, tables, photographs, and anatomic illustrations that clarify all concepts
Complete with expert foundational chapters on the anatomy and structure of the olfactory and gustatory systems, as well as compelling information on quality-of-life issues, this book makes a major contribution to the field. It is essential for otolaryngologists, neurologis
Chapter
Impact of Smell and Taste Loss on Quality of Life
Impact of Ambient Odorants on Behavior and Health
2 Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System I: From the Nasal Cavity to the Olfactory Bulb
Structural Considerations
Neurophysiological Considerations
3 Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System II: Central Relays, Pathways, and their Function
Outline of Olfactory Pathways
Cortical Olfactory Areas and their Function
Functional Characteristics of Olfactory Processing
4 The Human Vomeronasal System
The Vomeronasal Organ is Functional in Many Nonhuman Vertebrates and has Defined Components
Anatomy of the Vomeronasal System in Humans
Evidence For and Against a Functioning Human Vomeronasal Organ
Outlook and Practical Advice for Physicians
5 Smell and Taste Disorders—Diagnostic and Clinical Work-Up
Examination of the Patient
Quantification of Smell Disorder
6 Assessment of Olfaction and Gustation
Why Assess the Chemical Senses?
Assessment of Taste Function
Investigation of the Intranasal Trigeminal System
7 Sinonasal Olfactory Disorders
Introduction and Epidemiolgy
Acute Viral Rhinitis—Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
8 Postinfectious and Post-traumatic Olfactory Disorders
Etiology, Prevalence, and Pathophysiology
Typical Clinical Findings
Treatment, Prognosis and Case Reports
9 Miscellaneous Causes of Olfactory Dysfunction
Toxicants and Industrial Agents
Idiopathic Olfactory Disorder
Congenital Olfactory Disorder
Tumoral Causes of Olfactory Disorder
Complications of Surgery and Olfactory Dysfunction
The Olfactory Cleft Syndrome
10 Chemosensory Function in Infants and Children
Development of Chemosensory Functionality
Importance of Chemoreception in Infancy and Childhood
Evaluation of Chemosensory Functions in Newborns and Infants
Measurement of Chemosensory Functions in School-age Children
11 Neurological Diseases and Olfactory Disorders
Olfactory Loss in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Non-neurodegenerative Disorders
12 Clinical Disorders of the Trigeminal System
Functional Neuroanatomy of the Trigeminal System
Responsiveness to Physical and Chemical Stimuli
Clinical Disorders of the Trigeminal System
13 Functional Anatomy of the Gustatory System: From the Taste Papilla to the Gustatory Cortex
General Aspects of Taste Sensation
Central Pathways: Taste Relay Nucleus and Related Structures
Gustatory Cortices in Subhuman Primates
Gustatory Cortices in Humans
General Remarks on Gustatory Testing
Psychophysical Taste Testing
Typical Clinical Findings
Classification of Taste Disorders
Etiology of Taste Disorders
Therapy of Taste Disorders
16 Burning Mouth Syndrome and Qualitative Taste and Smell Disorders
Qualitative Taste Disorder: Dysgeusia
Qualitative Smell Disorder: Parosmia and Phantosmia
17 Structural Imaging in Chemosensory Dysfunction
18 Providing Expert Opinion on Olfactory and Gustatory Disorders
Expert Opinion in Olfactory Disorders
Expert Opinion in Gustatory Disorders
19 Flavor: Interaction Between the Chemical Senses
Management of Smell and Taste Disorders
：A Practical Guide for Clinicians
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