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Loss of olfactory function leads to a decrease of trigeminal sensitivity.

T Hummel·S Barz·J Lötsch·S Roscher·B Kettenmann·G Kobal
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Healthy controls were compared to patients with decreased olfactory sensitivity (n = 32) to investigate interactions between the olfactory and trigeminal systems. Amplitudes of chemo-somatosensory event-related potentials in response to suprathreshold trigeminal stimuli (CO2) were found to be smaller in patients (P < 0.05) indicating a decrease of trigeminally mediated sensations.

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T Hummel, S Barz, J Lötsch, S Roscher, B Kettenmann, G Kobal. 1996. Loss of olfactory function leads to a decrease of trigeminal sensitivity.. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse%2F21.1.75

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