Functional Olfactory Nerve Regeneration Demonstrated by Thallium-201 Olfacto-Scintigraphy in Patients with Traumatic Anosmia: A Case Report
Joint Authors
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Head trauma is one of the most common etiologies of olfactory dysfunction.
It is difficult to use either the olfactory function test or magnetic resonance imaging to directly assess the course of damage to olfactory nerves.
Thallium-201 (201Tl) olfacto-scintigraphy has been shown to be an able means for objectively assessing the olfactory nerve transport function.
It is expected to be used to evaluate olfactory nerve regeneration after damage to the olfactory nerves.
However, no such result has been reported.
We present a patient who lost his olfactory function after experiencing head trauma.
When his olfactory function remained anosmic, a 201Tl olfacto-scintigraphy showed no migration of 201Tl from the nasal mucosa to the olfactory bulb.
After treatment with medicines and olfactory training, his olfactory function improved.
A second 201Tl olfacto-scintigraphy showed an increased migration of 201Tl from the nasal mucosa to the olfactory bulb.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jiang, Rong-San& Lu, Yu-Yu. 2019. Functional Olfactory Nerve Regeneration Demonstrated by Thallium-201 Olfacto-Scintigraphy in Patients with Traumatic Anosmia: A Case Report. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143166
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jiang, Rong-San& Lu, Yu-Yu. Functional Olfactory Nerve Regeneration Demonstrated by Thallium-201 Olfacto-Scintigraphy in Patients with Traumatic Anosmia: A Case Report. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143166
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jiang, Rong-San& Lu, Yu-Yu. Functional Olfactory Nerve Regeneration Demonstrated by Thallium-201 Olfacto-Scintigraphy in Patients with Traumatic Anosmia: A Case Report. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143166
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143166