This study investigated differences in olfactory cognitive functions, in 40 healthy young right-handed participants, with respect to side of rhinal stimulation. The targeted functions were: perceived familiarity, episodic recognition memory, free identification and repetition priming in identification. The results showed that odors presented to the right nostril were rated as more familiar than...

Nasal polyps are not very common in horses, comprising of just about 2,5 % equine sinonasal disease (Tremaine and Dixon, 2001). However, nasal can develop into extensive masses, obstructing partially or totally air flow thus giving dramatic clinical presentations. The aim this report was to present a surgical technique used successfully remove massive polyp standing mare. A 9 year old mixed-bre...

OBJECTIVE To correlate objective assessment of nasal obstruction, as measured by acoustic rhinometry (volume of the first 5 cm of the nasal cavity) and active anterior rhinomanometry (total nasal airway resistance), with its subjective evaluation (obstruction scores). METHOD Thirty patients, aged 7 to 18 years, with persistent allergic rhinitis and thirty controls were enrolled. The obstructi...