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Anosmia After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Melanie Drummond ,
Jacinta Douglas  and
John Olver
Melanie Drummond*
Affiliation:
Epworth Rehabilitation, Epworth Hospital, Australia; La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia. [email protected]
Jacinta Douglas
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
John Olver
Affiliation:
Epworth Rehabilitation, Epworth Hospital, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Melanie Drummond, Speech Pathology Department, Epworth Hospital, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia.
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Abstract

Most people only recognise the value of olfactory function after it is lost. In the context of traumatic brain injury with its far-reaching physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional sequelae, posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction is an additional consequence that many survivors have to face as they adjust to a changed life situation. The aim of this article is to provide an update on posttraumatic anosmia for clinicians working in the area of brain injury rehabilitation. Brief reviews of incidence studies and causal mechanisms of olfactory impairment after brain injury are provided. Consequences of anosmia in the domains of safety, eating, personal hygiene, leisure, work and relationships with associated adaptive strategies are described.

Type
Clinical Practice: Current Opinion
Information
Brain Impairment , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , 01 May 2007 , pp. 31 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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