Apparently Minor Head Trauma Can Lead to Anosmia: A Case Report.
Apparently mild head trauma
Functional anosmia
Phantosmia
Journal
ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties
ISSN: 1423-0275
Titre abrégé: ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 0334721
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
27
02
2020
accepted:
06
09
2020
pubmed:
12
11
2020
medline:
27
4
2021
entrez:
11
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report the case of a 49-year-old female patient who suffered from anosmia following an apparently mild head trauma when bumping into a door at her home. She reported no other accompanying symptoms after the injury that day. Olfactory function was completely lost, which was noted the day after the trauma. Gustatory function remained normal. Magnetic resonance imaging indicated lesions/bleeding in the right frontal lobe and in the area of the olfactory sulcus/bulb. The present case indicates that in case of apparently mild head trauma with anosmia, an MRI scan of the head should be performed because of suspect brain damage. This case also points to the deeper question how to gauge severity of head trauma.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33176319
pii: 000511442
doi: 10.1159/000511442
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2-6Informations de copyright
© 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel.