Taste Disorders
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Electrogustometric assessment of taste after otologic surgery in children.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Long term taste dysfunction after otologic surgery has never been characterized in children. The aim of this study is to determine the rates of gustatory dysfunction in normal and postotologic surgery in children. STUDY ... Read more...

Undernutrition and anorexia in the older person.

30 Aug 2009 Minimizing frailty in older age is important to individuals and society, as the increasing prevalence of chronic disease is leading to greater disability and health care costs. Nutritional frailty can be defined as the disability that occurs in old ... Read more...

Inflammation and taste disorders: mechanisms in taste buds.

29 Jun 2009 Taste disorders, including taste distortion and taste loss, negatively impact general health and quality of life. To understand the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms, we set out to identify inflammation-related molecules in taste tissue ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Taste Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Electrogustometric assessment of taste after otologic surgery in children. 29 Sep 2009
• Undernutrition and anorexia in the older person. 30 Aug 2009
• Smell and taste disorders. Changes in senses can often be treated. 30 Jul 2009
• Inflammation and taste disorders: mechanisms in taste buds. 29 Jun 2009
• Epidemiological studies of taste function: discussion and perspectives. 29 Jun 2009
• Measuring taste impairment in epidemiologic studies: the Beaver Dam Offspring Study. 29 Jun 2009
• Perspectives on population-based epidemiological studies of olfactory and taste impairment. 29 Jun 2009
• [Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and oral complications] 30 May 2009
• Quality of life in osteoradionecrosis patients after mandible primary reconstruction with free fibula flap. 20 May 2009
• Clinical predictors of quality of life in patients with initial differentiated thyroid cancers. 30 Mar 2009
• Taste perception abnormalities after acute stroke in postmenopausal women. 16 Mar 2009
• Qualitative and quantitative assessment of taste and smell changes in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer or gynecologic malignancies. 14 Mar 2009
• [The influence of the systemic glucocorticosteroid therapy and intranasal surgery on the taste and smell senses in patients with nasal polyps] 27 Feb 2009
• Taste and smell alterations in cancer patients--real problems with few solutions. 27 Feb 2009
• The relationship between taste, olfaction, and nutrition in the cancer population. 27 Feb 2009
• Counteracting the effects of chemosensory dysfunction. 27 Feb 2009
• Taste and odor abnormalities in cancer patients. 27 Feb 2009
• Self-care strategies to cope with taste changes after chemotherapy. 27 Feb 2009
• Advances in hematologic stem cell transplant: an update for oral health care providers. 27 Feb 2009
• [Clinical analysis of hyposmia-associated taste dysfunction] 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Taste Disorders'

Definition: Conditions characterized by an alteration in gustatory function or perception. Taste disorders are frequently associated with OLFACTION DISORDERS. Additional potential etiologies include METABOLIC DISEASES; DRUG TOXICITY; and taste pathway disorders (e.g., TASTE BUD diseases; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; and BRAIN STEM diseases).

Descriptor UI: D013651

Alternative terms: Taste Disorders; Taste Disorder; Taste Disorder, Posterior Tongue; Taste Disorder, Primary; Primary Taste Disorder; Primary Taste Disorders; Taste Disorders, Primary; Taste Disorder, Primary, Bitter; Taste, Metallic; Metallic Taste; Metallic Tastes; Tastes, Metallic; Taste Disorder, Primary, Sweet; Taste Disorder, Secondary; Secondary Taste Disorder; Secondary Taste Disorders; Taste Disorders, Secondary; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Bitter; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Salt; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Sweet; Taste Disorder, Anterior Tongue; Taste Disorder, Primary, Salt;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.751.861; C23.888.592.763.861;

History Note: 1973(1971)