Functional connectivity patterns in parosmia

Thaploo D., Joshi A., Yilmaz E., YILDIRIM D., Altundag A., Hummel T.

BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS, cilt.19, sa.1, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12993-023-00225-8
  • Dergi Adı: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

ObjectiveParosmia is a qualitative olfactory dysfunction presenting as "distorted odor perception" in presence of an odor source. Aim of this study was to use resting state functional connectivity to gain more information on the alteration of olfactory processing at the level of the central nervous system level.MethodsA cross sectional study was performed in 145 patients with parosmia (age range 20-76 years; 90 women). Presence and degree of parosmia was diagnosed on the basis of standardized questionnaires. Participants also received olfactory testing using the "Sniffin' Sticks". Then they underwent resting state scans using a 3 T magnetic resonance imaging scanner while fixating on a cross.ResultsWhole brain analyses revealed reduced functional connectivity in salience as well as executive control networks. Region of interest-based analyses also supported reduced functional connectivity measures between primary and secondary olfactory eloquent areas (temporal pole, supramarginal gyrus and right orbitofrontal cortex; dorso-lateral pre-frontal cortex and the right piriform cortex).ConclusionsParticipants with parosmia exhibited a reduced information flow between memory, decision making centers, and primary and secondary olfactory areas.