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Olfactory Function In Migraine Both During And Between Attacks., Michael J. Marmura, Teshamae S Monteith, Waseem Anjum, Richard L Doty, Sarah E Hegarty, Scott W Keith
Olfactory Function In Migraine Both During And Between Attacks., Michael J. Marmura, Teshamae S Monteith, Waseem Anjum, Richard L Doty, Sarah E Hegarty, Scott W Keith
Sarah E Hegarty
INTRODUCTION: People with migraine often report being osmophobic, both during and between acute migraine attacks. It is not clear, however, whether such reports are associated with changes in olfaction such as hyperosmia, as measured by psychophysical testing. In this case-control study we quantitatively assessed olfactory identification ability, which correlates with threshold tests of olfactory acuity, in patients with migraine at baseline (no headache), during migraine episodes, and after a treated attack and compared the test scores to those of matched control subjects.
METHODS: Fifty episodic migraine subjects and 50 and sex- and age-matched controls without headache were tested. All completed …