In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease.
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Phantosmia
Synonyms for "phantosmia"
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4 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- phantosmie noun (Translations)
Indonesian
1 entries- fantosmia noun (Translations)
Italian
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Spanish
1 entries- fantosmia noun (Translations)
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Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources.
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Patients with phantosmia thought to be related to abnormal olfactory signal processing will often confirm a unilateral presentation to the distorted smell when asked.
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