Olfactory dysfunction in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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Olfactory dysfunction in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. / Kunte, Hagen; Schmidt, Felix; Kronenberg, Golo; Hoffmann, Jan; Schmidt, Christoph; Harms, Lutz; Goektas, Onder.
in: NEUROLOGY, Jahrgang 81, Nr. 4, 23.07.2013, S. 379-82.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Olfactory dysfunction in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
AU - Kunte, Hagen
AU - Schmidt, Felix
AU - Kronenberg, Golo
AU - Hoffmann, Jan
AU - Schmidt, Christoph
AU - Harms, Lutz
AU - Goektas, Onder
PY - 2013/7/23
Y1 - 2013/7/23
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Although accumulating evidence suggests that a malfunction of the CSF system in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) may give rise to olfactory dysfunction, little objective knowledge is available at present about the olfactory capacity of patients with this condition.METHODS: Seventeen patients with IIH and 17 age- and sex-matched controls were included. The extended Sniffin' Sticks procedure was used to test odor threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI).RESULTS: Median (interquartile range) values of the composite TDI score (29 [26.5-35.5] vs 35 [34-37], p = 0.003) were reduced in patients with IIH. Furthermore, Spearman correlation revealed reduced TDI values in patients with a recent clinical deterioration of IIH (r = 0.66, p = 0.004).CONCLUSIONS: Our pilot study provides new evidence that olfaction is impaired in patients with IIH, especially in those who have been newly diagnosed or who have experienced a recent clinical deterioration.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Although accumulating evidence suggests that a malfunction of the CSF system in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) may give rise to olfactory dysfunction, little objective knowledge is available at present about the olfactory capacity of patients with this condition.METHODS: Seventeen patients with IIH and 17 age- and sex-matched controls were included. The extended Sniffin' Sticks procedure was used to test odor threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI).RESULTS: Median (interquartile range) values of the composite TDI score (29 [26.5-35.5] vs 35 [34-37], p = 0.003) were reduced in patients with IIH. Furthermore, Spearman correlation revealed reduced TDI values in patients with a recent clinical deterioration of IIH (r = 0.66, p = 0.004).CONCLUSIONS: Our pilot study provides new evidence that olfaction is impaired in patients with IIH, especially in those who have been newly diagnosed or who have experienced a recent clinical deterioration.
KW - Adult
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Chi-Square Distribution
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Odorants
KW - Olfaction Disorders
KW - Pseudotumor Cerebri
KW - Smell
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829c5c9d
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829c5c9d
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23794685
VL - 81
SP - 379
EP - 382
JO - NEUROLOGY
JF - NEUROLOGY
SN - 0028-3878
IS - 4
ER -