Smell and Taste (Hardcover)

SECTION I. BASIC PRINCIPLES A. Fundamentals 1. Epidemiology of smell and taste dysfunction

B. Morphophysiology of the olfactory and nasal trigeminal sensory systems 2. Anatomy of the olfactory system 3. Development of the human olfactory system 4. Anatomy of the olfactory mucosa 5. Olfactory receptor function 6. Central olfactory structures 7. Taste and smell processing in the brain 8. The intranasal trigeminal system 9. Cranial nerve 13

C. Morphophysiology of the gustatory and oral trigeminal systems 10. Anatomy and development of the human taste system 11. Taste receptor function 12. Central taste anatomy and physiology 13. The orotrigeminal system

SECTION II. CLINICAL ASPECTS A. Clinical assessment 14. Health histories and medical evaluations of patients with complaints of chemosensory dysfunction 15. Psychophysical testing of smell and taste function 16. Electrophysiological assessment of olfactory and gustatory function 17. Neuroimaging of smell and taste

B. Diseases and disorders 18. Diseases of the nasal cavity 19. Neurolocalization of taste disorders 20. Chemosensory dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases 21. Systemic diseases and disorders 22. Toxic exposures and the senses of taste and smell 23. The influence of head injury on olfactory and gustatory function 24. Animal models of olfactory dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases

C. Treatment and management of chemosensory disorders 25. Treatments for smell and taste disorders: A critical review