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anosmia

[ə′näz·mē·ə]
(medicine)
Absence of the sense of smell.
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First, 24 of 36 taste substances were used, and second, 20 substances which could be identified by more than 50% of normosmic subjects and by fewer than 50% of anosmic participants were assigned.
Retronasal Olfaction Test Methods: A Systematic Review
Although most anosmics who are not born with the condition can pinpoint what caused the loss of their sense - perhaps through trauma to the head, a sinus infection or nasal polyps - Karen is not sure what made her lose her ability to smell.
I still wear perfume ... but I can't smell a thing; WHAT'S IT LIKE TO LIVE WITHOUT A SENSE OF SMELL? KATE SAMUELSON FINDS OUT FROM A MERSEYSIDE MUM
The results of this study revealed different functional connectivity networks for the PIR in anosmic patients before and after a 12-week olfactory training program.
Recovery of olfactory function induces neuroplasticity effects in patients with smell loss
With a major lack of awareness on this medical condition, it largely goes unreported and thereby, there are no accurate figures on the number of anosmics in India.
WHEN YOU CAN'T GET A WHIFF OF IT
"Some anosmics suffer from depression and their quality of life is severely affected - at the moment there is little that can be done to help them.
Ahh, good old washing powder... the aroma that reminds us Welsh of our mams
They believe that they can accurately classify people as: hyperosmic (very sensitive), hyposmic (the baseline category) and anosmic. This will help other researchers conduct analyses.
Use bioassay to create a standard spectrum of smell
All of these patients were anosmic. Similar to our experience, Raivio et al (14) reported IHH patient with splicing mutation (c.C336T) which also affected exon 3.
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism due to Novel FGFR1 Mutations
Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were functionally anosmic - unable to smell.
Protein key to mammalian odor detection identified
set a higher cut-off point [greater than or equal to] 10 (out of 12) to differentiate elderly with normal cognition and aMCI and stated that scores [less than or equal to] 6 were anosmic [7].
Enhancing diagnostic accuracy of aMCI in the elderly: combination of olfactory test, pupillary response test, BDNF plasma level, and APOE genotype
These 3 patients included 1 in the sinonasal category who improved from hyposmic to normosmic, 1 in the post-URTI category who improved from anosmic to hyposmic, and 1 in the post-traumatic category who remained anosmic.
Active olfactory training for the treatment of smelling disorders
SNI and SI were exposed to social stress with an anosmic intruder six (T1) and twenty one (T2) days after inoculation and their behavior was analyzed.
Effects of social stress on tumor development in dominant male mice with diverse behavioral activity profiles
Ability to perceive androstenone can be acquired by ostensibly anosmic people.
Symptomatic effects of exposure to diluted air sampled from a swine confinement atmosphere on healthy human subjects

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