olfactory hallucination (phantosmia)
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Etiology
- head injury
- post-viral olfactory dysfunction after upper respiratory infection
- temporal lobe seizures
- neurosarcoidosis (focal sarcoid granulomatous encephalitis)[1]
- neurodegenerative disease
- psychiatric disorder
- radiation therapy[3] -substance abuse & withdrawal
Clinical manifestations
- perception of a foul-smelling odor for which there is no external stimulus.
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Ronthal M, Venna N, Hunter GJ, Frosch MP. CASE RECORDS of the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Case 15-2016. A 32-Year-Old Man with Olfactory Hallucinations and Paresthesias. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 19;374(20):1966-75. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192675
- ↑ Mayo Clinic. Swanson JW Diseases and Conditions. Temporal lobe seizure What causes olfactory hallucinations (phantosmia)? http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/expert-answers/phantosmia/faq-20058131
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Brooks M 'Phantom Odors' a Common but Under-Reported Toxicity of Radiation Therapy. Medscape. November 01, 2021 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/961865
- ↑ Wehling E, Bless JJ, Hirnstein M et al Olfactory hallucinations in a population-based sample. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Oct;304:114117. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34391204 Free article. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178121004145
- ↑ Leopold D. Distortion of olfactory perception: diagnosis and treatment. Chem Senses. 2002 Sep;27(7):611-5. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12200340 Review.