Deficits in peripheric and central olfactory measurements in smokers: evaluated by cranial MRI.

Pelin Zeynep Bekin SarıkayaNuray Bayar MulukSelçuk BaşerAdnan ÖzdemirYunus Yilmazsoy

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

In smokers, OB volumes, the OS, and the central areas decrease bilaterally, regardless of smoking duration and number of cigarettes smoked daily. This could be related to inflammatory mediators that may be harmful to the olfactory neuroepithelium, gray matter atrophy in the brain, or endothelial damage related to smoking and its effects on blood support to the brain and olfactory regions.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
white matter
resting state
oxidative stress
traumatic brain injury
magnetic resonance imaging
physical activity
computed tomography
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage