Consequences of gaining olfactory function after lifelong anosmia
Pellegrino, Robert ; Mignot, Coralie ; Georgiopoulos, Charalampos LU
; Haehner, Antje
and Hummel, Thomas
(2021)
In Neurocase
27(3).
p.238-242
- Abstract
We present a rare case in which a patient has gained her smell after lifelong anosmia. The patient was objectively tested and diagnosed with functional anosmia at age 13 and reported they were experiencing a new sensation of smell at age 22. Our results show an electrophysiological signal for two unimodal odorants. The patient had a retronasal score in the hyposmic range and self-reported the ability to smell non-trigeminal odors, but reported being disturbed by the presence of the new sense and co-occurrence of phantosmia. We discuss our case in routes of neurogenesis and non-forming memory association with odors.
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- author
- Pellegrino, Robert
; Mignot, Coralie
; Georgiopoulos, Charalampos
LU
; Haehner, Antje
and Hummel, Thomas
- publishing date
- 2021-06
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Adolescent, Adult, Anosmia, Female, Humans, Odorants, Olfaction Disorders, Smell, Young Adult
- in
- Neurocase
- volume
- 27
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 238 - 242
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
-
- pmid:34003718
- scopus:85106058930
- ISSN
- 1465-3656
- DOI
- 10.1080/13554794.2021.1921221
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 9491bd76-63db-45bb-8fbc-41296b14bc9d
- date added to LUP
- 2023-02-09 11:20:05
- date last changed
- 2025-10-14 10:06:17
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