Influences of temporal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe resection on olfaction

In conclusion, we demonstrate that smell dysfunction is clearly a key element of both TLE and TLR, impacting odor identification, detection, and discrimination/memory. Whether our novel finding of significant post-operative increases in the volume of brain structures contralateral to the resection side reflects plasticity and co mpensatory processes requires further study.
Source: Journal of Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research