Peripheral and central smell regions in patients with stroke: an MRI evaluation.
Turgut KültürNuray Bayar MulukMikail InalSelmin Perihan Kömürcü ErkmenGünel RasulovaPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)
Both central and peripheral odor pathways were affected, and left OB in the peripheral odor pathways was even more affected in case of longer duration of the stroke. Changes in central and peripheral olfactory pathways in patients with stroke may not be aimed at neuroplasticity and repair, but rather may be a reflection of inflammation and degenerative changes in stroke.