Diseases

Olfactory Nerve Diseases

Diseases of the first cranial (olfactory) nerve, which usually feature anosmia or other alterations in the sense of smell and taste. Anosmia may be associated with NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; inherited conditions; toxins; METABOLIC DISEASES; tobacco abuse; and other conditions. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp229-31)

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Diseases of the first cranial (olfactory) nerve, which usually feature anosmia or other alterations in the sense of smell and taste. Anosmia may be associated with NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; inherited conditions; toxins; METABOLIC DISEASES; tobacco abuse; and other conditions. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp229-31)

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4 entry terms
  • Cranial Nerve I Diseases
  • Cranial Nerve I Disorders
  • First Cranial Nerve Diseases
  • Olfactory Nerve Disease

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Cranial Nerve Diseases (1981-1999)
  • Olfaction Disorders (1963-1999)
  • Olfactory Nerve (1963-1999)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Olfactory Nerve Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020431. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020431
  2. Olfactory Nerve Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556015