Smell and taste
- Cambridge Elsevier 2019
- xiv, 490 p.
- Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol. 164 .
Section I: Basic principles. A. Fundamentals. -- Epidemiology of smell and taste dysfunction -- B. Morphophysiology of the olfactory and nasal trigeminal sensory systems. Anatomy of the olfactory system -- Development of the human olfactory system -- Anatomy of the olfactory mucosa -- Olfactory receptor function -- Central olfactory structures -- Taste and smell processing in the brain -- The intranasal trigeminal system -- Cranial nerve 13 -- C. Morphophysiology of the gustatory and oral trigeminal systems. Anatomy and development of the human taste system -- Taste receptor function -- Central taste anatomy and physiology -- The orotrigeminal system -- Section II: Clinical aspects. A. Clinical assessment -- Health histories and medical evaluations of patients with complaints of chemosensory dysfunction -- Psychophysical testing of smell and taste function -- Electrophysiologic assessment of olfactory and gustatory function -- Neuroimaging of smell and taste -- B. Diseases and disorders. Diseases of the nasal cavity -- Neurolocalization of taste disorders -- Chemosensory dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases -- Systemic diseases and disorders -- Toxic exposures and the senses of taste and smell -- The influence of head injury on olfactory and gustatory function -- Animal models of olfactory dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases -- C. Treatment and management of chemosensory disorders. Treatments for smell and taste disorders: a critical review.