Anosmia in COVID-19: underlying mechanisms and assessment of an olfactory route to brain infection

R Butowt, CS von Bartheld - The Neuroscientist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent months it has emerged that the novel coronavirus—responsible for the COVID-19
pandemic—causes reduction of smell and taste in a large fraction of patients. The …

[HTML][HTML] Post-viral effects of COVID-19 in the olfactory system and their implications

MS Xydakis, MW Albers, EH Holbrook… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The mechanisms by which any upper respiratory virus, including SARS-CoV-2,
impairs chemosensory function are not known. COVID-19 is frequently associated with …

Prevalence of chemosensory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis reveals significant ethnic differences

CS von Bartheld, MM Hagen… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A significant proportion of people who test positive for COVID-19 have chemosensory
deficits. However, the reported prevalence of these deficits in smell and taste varies widely …

Smell and taste disorders in COVID-19: From pathogenesis to clinical features and outcomes

A Mastrangelo, M Bonato, P Cinque - Neuroscience Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Patients with COVID-19 often complain of smell and taste disorders (STD). STD emerge
early in the course of the disease, seem to be more common in SARS-CoV-2 infection than …

[HTML][HTML] A follow-up on quantitative and qualitative olfactory dysfunction and other symptoms in patients recovering from COVID-19 smell loss

K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, T Green, ME Hannum… - Rhinology, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sudden smell loss is a specific early symptom of COVID-19, which, prior to the
emergence of Omicron, had estimated prevalence of~ 40% to 75%. Chemosensory …

COVID‐19: recovery from chemosensory dysfunction. A multicentre study on smell and taste

AS Niklassen, J Draf, C Huart, C Hintschich… - The …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective/Hypothesis With the COVID‐19 pandemic, chemosensory dysfunction are among
the most prevalent symptoms. Most reports are subjective evaluations, which have been …

[HTML][HTML] Human olfaction at the intersection of language, culture, and biology

A Majid - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The human sense of smell can accomplish astonishing feats, yet there remains a prevailing
belief that olfactory language is deficient. Numerous studies with English speakers support …

[HTML][HTML] Síndrome post-COVID: Un documento de reflexión y opinión

E Bouza, RC Moreno, PDL Ramos… - Revista española de …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Un elevado porcentaje de las personas que han padecido COVID refieren, tras la
recuperación de la fase aguda de la enfermedad, una serie de manifestaciones clínicas …

RETRACTED AND REPLACED: Taste loss as a distinct symptom of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ME Hannum, RJ Koch, VA Ramirez, SS Marks… - Chemical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chemosensory scientists have been skeptical that reports of COVID-19 taste loss are
genuine, in part because before COVID-19 taste loss was rare and often confused with smell …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of persistent olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions on quality of life in long-COVID-19 patients

LA Vaira, C Gessa, G Deiana, G Salzano, F Maglitto… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Persistent olfactory (POD) and gustatory (PGD) dysfunctions are one of the
most frequent symptoms of long-Coronavirus Disease 2019 but their effect on the quality of …