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Naunihal Singh, MD; M. S. Grewal, PhD; James H. Austin, MD

Arch Neurol. 1970;22(1):40-44.

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WHEN A PATIENT is found to lack the sense of smell, the clinician does not usually consider a genetically-determined etiology. Yet, total anosmia does occur in families. The disorder was first reported by Glaser in 1918.¹ Two more families have since been reported^2,3 and several reports of partial anosmia are also on record.^4-7 The purpose of the present paper is to report a family in which six subjects in three generations had anosmia. Some affected family members also had premature baldness and vascular headaches. The relevant literature is reviewed.

Report of Cases

The propositus, a 40-year-old Sikh army officer, was referred to the neurology clinic with a chief complaint of episodic severe headaches of 13 years' duration. While eliciting his history, it was discovered that he had lacked the ability to smell for as many years as he could remember. No significant head trauma had occurred . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New Delhi

From the departments of neurology and anatomy, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Dr. Austin is now at the Division of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication June 27, 1969; accepted July 14.

Reprint requests to Division of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Center, 4200 E Ninth Ave, Denver 80220 (Dr. Austin).

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