Olfactory cleft evaluation: a predictor for olfactory function in smell-impaired patients?

ConclusionOlfactory cleft evaluation using the OC –LK score correlates with the olfactory function in patients with sino-nasal smell disorder. This diagnostic tool may reflect the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of sino-nasal smell loss, and therefore, should complement olfactory diagnostics in patients with sino-nasal smell disorder.
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research