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Posttraumatic olfactory and gustatory impairments following traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more common than many clinicians appreciate and have a variety of different causes. It is important to fully assess this class of posttraumatic impairments due to the implications of such sensory loss on daily life functions that we otherwise take for granted. Additionally, smell loss in and of itself may be an indicator of dysexecutive impairments and/or a risk marker for anterior parenchymal contusional injury. This chapter provides an overview of chemosensory impairments following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and examines the incidence, etiology, clinical assessment, and management strategies of these disorders, including neurorehabilitative interventions as well as neuroprognosis. Issues regarding the functional impact of chemosensory impairments will be discussed, including quality of life ramifications, vocational implications, and medicolegal perspectives, with the latter focusing on impairment rating of chemosensory impairment. |
