Sandbox:EAA
Differentiating Anosmia from other Diseases
- Hyposmia - Reduced perception of smell
- Parosmia - Altered perception of smell
- Phantosmia - Perception of nonexistent smell
Anosmia risk factors
- Old age
- Head injury
- Common cold
- Neurodegenerative diseases
Anosmia historical perspective
One of the earliest cases of anosmia was recorded in 1864 by the neurologist John Hughlings Jackson.