The Effect of Vitamin A on Neurogenic Anosmia

Briggs et al reported that the administration of vitamin A showed a successful result in the treatment of anosmia. We also treated the patients with neurogenic anosmia with vitamin A. Sixteen patients, in which twenty-eight nasal sides of them showed neurogenic anosmia, were given orally 15, 000 I....

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Published injibi to rinsho Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 35 - 38
Main Authors YASUDA, Koichi, NISHIDA, Yukiaki, IKEDA, Yusuke
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JIBI TO RINSHO KAI 1973
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Summary:Briggs et al reported that the administration of vitamin A showed a successful result in the treatment of anosmia. We also treated the patients with neurogenic anosmia with vitamin A. Sixteen patients, in which twenty-eight nasal sides of them showed neurogenic anosmia, were given orally 15, 000 I. U. of vitamin A per day for three to six months. Twenty nasal sides out of twenty-eight (71%) recovered olfaction after three to six months of the medication.
ISSN:0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI:10.11334/jibi1954.19.1_35