The Neurology of Olfaction

by Christopher H. Hawkes , Richard L. Doty

• ISBN13: 9780521682169
• ISBN10: 0521682169
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-23
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Testing the sense of smell is often omitted or trivialized during neurological examination. This comprehensive review will address this shortcoming by emphasizing the significance of this important sensory modality. The Neurology of Olfaction describes the anatomy and physiology of human olfaction and how it may be measured. The book covers neurologic disorders in depth and a comprehensive chapter is devoted to neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where loss of smell is frequent and may be an early preclinical feature that could predict the onset of disease in asymptomatic subjects. Finally, the authors describe methods of treatment for anosmia, evaluate its medicolegal importance, and give guidance for those unfortunate enough to have lost their sense of smell. Written by two experts in the field, this book provides information useful to physicians for assessing and managing chemosensory disorders and summarizes the current scientific knowledge of human olfaction.

Author Biography

Christopher H. Hawkes is Honorary Professor of Neurology, Barts and the London School of Medicine Dentistry and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Essex Neuroscience Centre, Queen's Hospital, Romford, UK. Richard L. Doty is Director of the Smell and Taste Center, and Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Anatomy and physiology	p. 1
Clinical evaluation	p. 59
General disorders of olfaction	p. 111
Neurodegenerative diseases that affect olfaction	p. 153
Investigation, treatment, and general management of olfactory disease	p. 215
Index	p. 233
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