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Management of Smell and Taste Disorders
ISBN-13:
9783131645319
Veröffentl:
2013
Seiten:
256
Autor:
Antje Welge-Lüssen
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Digital Watermark [Social-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Recent breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of smell and taste disorders have dramatically altered clinical outcomes for these patients. In this important book, readers will get a full overview of the topic today, including functional anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnostic and clinical work-up, assessment techniques, medical and surgical options, and more. Focused and to-the-point, the book is especially designed for physicians treating patients in the everyday practice setting.Special Features: Covers the most important advances in diagnostic and treatment techniques Provides a clear methodology for examining, testing, classifying, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of idiopathic, congenital, and acquired smell and taste disorders Explores the use of MRI for improved visualization of central olfactory areas, including the lesions and other disturbances that cause olfactory disorders Offers new information on the interaction between the chemical senses, especially important in medicolegal cases Includes more than 130 full-color diagrams, clinical pathways, tables, photographs, and anatomic illustrations that clarify all conceptsComplete with expert foundational chapters on the anatomy and structure of the olfactory and gustatory systems, as well as compelling information on quality-of-life issues, this book makes a major contribution to the field. It is essential for otolaryngologists, neurologists, internists, residents, and other specialists treating patients with smell and taste disorders in a modern clinical setting.
A modern, practical handbook on smell and taste disorders written by clinicians for clinicians
Recent breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of smell and taste disorders have dramatically altered clinical outcomes for these patients. In this important book, readers will get a full overview of the topic today, including functional anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnostic and clinical work-up, assessment techniques, medical and surgical options, and more. Focused and to-the-point, the book is especially designed for physicians treating patients in the everyday practice setting.
Special Features:
- Covers the most important advances in diagnostic and treatment techniques
- Provides a clear methodology for examining, testing, classifying, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of idiopathic, congenital, and acquired smell and taste disorders
- Explores the use of MRI for improved visualization of central olfactory areas, including the lesions and other disturbances that cause olfactory disorders
- Offers new information on the interaction between the chemical senses, especially important in medicolegal cases
- Includes more than 130 full-color diagrams, clinical pathways, tables, photographs, and anatomic illustrations that clarify all concepts
Complete with expert foundational chapters on the anatomy and structure of the olfactory and gustatory systems, as well as compelling information on quality-of-life issues, this book makes a major contribution to the field. It is essential for otolaryngologists, neurologists, internists, residents, and other specialists treating patients with smell and taste disorders in a modern clinical setting.
<p>1 Loss of Smell and Taste: Epidemiology and Impact on Quality of Life<br><strong>I Sense of Smell</strong><br>2 Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System I: From the Nasal Cavity to the Olfactory Bulb<br>3 Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System II: Central Relays, Pathways, and their Function<br>4 The Human Vomeronasal System<br>5 Smell and Taste Disorders—Diagnostic and Clinical Work-Up<br>6 Assessment of Olfaction and Gustation<br>7 Sinonasal Olfactory Disorders<br>8 Postinfectious and Post-traumatic Olfactory Disorders<br>9 Miscellaneous Causes of Olfactory Dysfunction<br>10 Chemosensory Function in Infants and Children<br>11 Neurological Diseases and Olfactory Disorders<br>12 Clinical Disorders of the Trigeminal System<br><strong>II Sense of Taste</strong><br>13 Functional Anatomy of the Gustatory System: From the Taste Papilla to the Gustatory Cortex<br>14 Taste Testing<br>15 Taste Disorders<br>16 Burning Mouth Syndrome and Qualitative Taste and Smell Disorders<br>17 Structural Imaging in Chemosensory Dysfunction<br>18 Providing Expert Opinion on Olfactory and Gustatory Disorders<br>19 Flavor: Interaction Between the Chemical Senses</p>
Recent breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of smell and taste disorders have dramatically altered clinical outcomes for these patients. In this important book, readers will get a full overview of the topic today, including functional anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnostic and clinical work-up, assessment techniques, medical and surgical options, and more. Focused and to-the-point, the book is especially designed for physicians treating patients in the everyday practice setting.Special Features: Covers the most important advances in diagnostic and treatment techniques Provides a clear methodology for examining, testing, classifying, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of idiopathic, congenital, and acquired smell and taste disorders Explores the use of MRI for improved visualization of central olfactory areas, including the lesions and other disturbances that cause olfactory disorders Offers new information on the interaction between the chemical senses, especially important in medicolegal cases Includes more than 130 full-color diagrams, clinical pathways, tables, photographs, and anatomic illustrations that clarify all conceptsComplete with expert foundational chapters on the anatomy and structure of the olfactory and gustatory systems, as well as compelling information on quality-of-life issues, this book makes a major contribution to the field. It is essential for otolaryngologists, neurologists, internists, residents, and other specialists treating patients with smell and taste disorders in a modern clinical setting.