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Evaluation of Keros Score in Patients with Congenital Anosmia
Author(s) -
Johnson Katherine,
Leight Derick,
Wood Josh,
Qiu Fang,
Leopold Donald
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22317
Subject(s) - center (category theory) , library science , gerontology , medicine , computer science , crystallography , chemistry
Conclusions: Patients with flat olfactory clefts noted on imaging may also suffer from olfactory dysfunction • Total number of participants: 104 •Control: 57: Smell Disturbances: 47 subjects • Smell disturbance etiologies: Post Head Trauma (13%) Congenital (10%) • 2 patients with Kallmann’s Syndrome Post Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) (23%) Rhinosinusitis (13%) Other/Unknown (40%) • No differences between men and women • Congenital had a statistically significant younger age group • Comparisons were made separately for right and left nasal passageways • Lower olfactory fossa height in congenital anosmia vs. controls • Left side: 2.24mm less in congenital vs. control (p<0.0001) (see figure 2) • Right side: 0.95mm less in congenital vs. control (p<0.004) (see figure 3)