What is it about?
The olfactory nerve is often overlooked since it seems as a small anatomical sstructure wuth "modest" function. However it plays a key role in several diseases and together with the olfactory bulb and tract is a marker of some disease.
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Why is it important?
Olfactory nerve, bulb and tract variations are often overlooked while they are important for clinical practice. They sometimes are associated with genetic conditions such as Kallmann syndrome.
Perspectives
Assesment of the olfactory nerve during clinical evaluation is an important part of a neurological diagnosis. The bulb and tract should always be assesed in imaging studies
Serghei Covanțev
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemițanu"
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This page is a summary of: Cranial nerve I: clinical anatomy and beyond, Russian Open Medical Journal, February 2018, LLC Science and Innovations,
DOI: 10.15275/rusomj.2018.0101.
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