Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Phantosmia
Synonyms

Phantom odour

Phantom smell

Phantom odor

Definitions

Perception of an odor in the absence of any stimuli in the surrounding environment that could emit the odor. Phantosmia has been documented in individuals with epileptic seizures, schizophrenia, depression, migraine, and otorhinolaryngology problems. Phantosmia occurs in a variety of clinical conditions, and its causes are yet unknown. Prior accounts have suggested that the phantosmic sensations originate either in the peripheral olfactory nervous system or in central brain regions, such as the amygdala and the orbital frontal cortex. Patients who experienced phantosmia following head trauma were characterized by left frontal atrophy, suggestive of a cortical origin. However, a patient study reported successfully resolving phantosmia in 7 out of 8 patients through excision of the olfactory epithelium, suggesting also peripheral olfactory system involvement.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0033693

comment

Phantosmia has been documented in individuals with epileptic seizures, schizophrenia, depression, migraine, and otorhinolaryngology problems. Phantosmia occurs in a variety of clinical conditions, and its causes are yet unknown. Prior accounts have suggested that the phantosmic sensations originate either in the peripheral olfactory nervous system or in central brain regions, such as the amygdala and the orbital frontal cortex. Patients who experienced phantosmia following head trauma were characterized by left frontal atrophy, suggestive of a cortical origin. However, a patient study reported successfully resolving phantosmia in 7 out of 8 patients through excision of the olfactory epithelium, suggesting also peripheral olfactory system involvement.

dc_date

2021-03-07T22:57:41Z

definition

Perception of an odor in the absence of any stimuli in the surrounding environment that could emit the odor.

has_exact_synonym

Phantom odour

Phantom smell

Phantom odor

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0033693

label

Phantosmia

notation

HP:0033693

prefLabel

Phantosmia

terms_creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0004408

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0004408

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