| The Neurology of Olfaction Contributor(s): Hawkes, Christopher H. (Author), Doty, Richard L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521682169 ISBN-13: 9780521682169 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $113.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Provides information useful to physicians for assessing and managing chemosensory disorders and summarizes the current scientific knowledge of human olfaction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
| Dewey: 616.856 |
| LCCN: 2008045143 |
| Series: Cambridge Medicine (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Testing the sense of smell is often omitted or trivialized during neurological examination. This comprehensive review will address this shortcoming by emphasizing the significance of this important sensory modality. The Neurology of Olfaction describes the anatomy and physiology of human olfaction and how it may be measured. The book covers neurologic disorders in depth and a comprehensive chapter is devoted to neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where loss of smell is frequent and may be an early preclinical feature that could predict the onset of disease in asymptomatic subjects. Finally, the authors describe methods of treatment for anosmia, evaluate its medicolegal importance, and give guidance for those unfortunate enough to have lost their sense of smell. Written by two experts in the field, this book provides information useful to physicians for assessing and managing chemosensory disorders and summarizes the current scientific knowledge of human olfaction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hawkes, Christopher H.: - Christopher H. Hawkes is Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the Essex Neuroscience Centre, Queens Hospital, Essex and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, UK.Doty, Richard L.: - Richard L. Doty is Director of the Smell and Taste Center, and Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA. |