https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/42423
標題: | Olfactory function in patients with nasopharygeal carcinoma following radiotherapy | 作者: | Hua, Mau-Sun Chen, Sien-Tsong Tang, Lok-Ming Leung, Wai-Man |
公開日期: | 1999 | 起(迄)頁: | 905-915 | 來源出版物: | Brain Injury | 摘要: | The aim of this study was to examine the impact of radiation treatment on olfactory function in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). An olfactory function test battery was administered to 25 adult NPC patients having received radiotherapy, 24 adult nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients awaiting to receive radiation treatment, and 36 adult normal control subjects. Members of the three groups were matched in terms of age, educational level, and full-scaled IQ score. Comparing the test results revealed that the NPC patients with radiotherapy had olfactory information processing impairments including absolute threshold; odour-tactile cross-modality matching, verbal identification of odours, and recall and recognition of identity of odours. The deficits of suprathreshold olfactory functioning in these patients did not seem to arise from impaired absolute threshold sensitivity. Provided that the results are reproducible, an evaluation of olfactory functioning in NPC patients during the period of radiotherapy may be useful for detecting or even avoiding side effects of radiation. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/172797 | DOI: | 10.1080/026990599121106 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; age; aged; anosmia; article; cancer radiotherapy; clinical article; controlled study; education; female; human; information processing; intelligence quotient; male; nasopharynx carcinoma; normal human; olfactory system; perceptive threshold; recall; recognition; smelling |
顯示於: | 心理學系 |
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