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Hyposmia secondary to excision of the olfactory epithelium. The definition of primary and accessory areas of olfaction

1966; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0024-3205(66)90018-x

1879-0631

Robert I. Henkin, Robert C. Hoye,

Sinusitis and nasal conditions

After excision of the olfactory epithelium patients lose their ability to detect and recognize vapors through the olfactory nerve-olfactory epithelium interrelationship. However, they can still detect and in some cases recognize odors through the use of accessory areas of olfaction.