Symposium

Brain Injury

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Olfactory and Gustatory Impairment After Traumatic Brain Injury (821025)

Presenter(s)

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  Nathan D. Zasler, MD

  CEO
  Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, Ltd. & Tree of Life Services, Inc.
  Henrico, Virginia

  Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
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  Rylie Power, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS

  Occupational Therapist
  Tree of Life Services, Inc
  Richmond, Virginia

This symposium will provide an overview of chemosensory impairments following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and examine the incidence, etiology, clinical assessment and management strategies including neurorehabilitative interventions as well as neuroprognosis. Issues regarding the functional impact of chemosensory impairments will be discussed including quality of life ramifications, vocational implications and medicolegal perspectives, the latter focusing on impairment rating of chemosensory impairment.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and illustrate chemosensory anatomy and how that anatomy may be perturbed after TBI
• Understand methodologies for clinicians to assess olfactory and gustatory impairment at the bedside
• Describe the neuroradiological and neurophysiological assessment of olfactory and gustatory impairment
• Demonstrate an understanding of the myriad safety issues associated with chemosensory impairment after TBI
• Discuss neurorehabilitative measures to address chemosensory loss associated with TBI