Neurosensory Rehabilitation and Olfactory Network Recovery in Covid-19-related Olfactory Dysfunction
Abstract
Non-conductive olfactory dysfunction (OD) is an important extra-pulmonary manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Olfactory bulb (OB) volume loss and olfactory network functional connectivity (FC) defects were identified in two patients suffering from prolonged COVID-19-related OD. One patient received olfactory treatment (OT) by the combination of oral vitamin A and smell training via the novel electronic portable aromatic rehabilitation (EPAR) diffusers. After four-weeks of OT, clinical recuperation of smell was correlated with interval increase of bilateral OB volumes [right: 22.5 mm3 to 49.5 mm3 (120%), left: 37.5 mm3 to 42 mm3 (12%)] and improvement of mean olfactory FC [0.09 to 0.15 (66.6%)].
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Chung, T. W.-H., Zhang, H., Wong, F. K.-C., Sridhar, S., Chan, K.-H., Cheng, V. C.-C., … Mak, H. K.-F. (2021, May 23). Neurosensory Rehabilitation and Olfactory Network Recovery in Covid-19-Related Olfactory Dysfunction. Brain Sciences. MDPI AG. http://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060686
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2021-06-01
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