A sibship is reported in which two males have spastic paraparesis and Kallmann's syndrome (hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and anosmia). One of the brothers also is color blind. The association of familial spastic paraplegia and Kallmann's syndrome has not been described previously.

Tumors of the olfactory groove may cause unilateral optic atrophy with contralateral papilledema and anosmia (Foster Kennedy syndrome). We describe a case of a young pregnant woman with Foster Kennedy syndrome due to an olfactory groove meningioma.

INTRODUCTION Olfactory loss due to head trauma is a common condition. Depending on the severity of the head trauma, anosmia might occur in up to 30% of patients. The period of time until recovery has been reported to be a couple of months in most cases. However, recovery from post-traumatic olfactory loss might occur much later. We present a rare case of recovery from anosmia nine years after t...

We present the case of a subject developing anosmia, preceded by nasal transient irritation and short lasting phantosmia and torqosmia, upon re-entrance into a room treated with a pyrethrin-based insecticide. The concentration of the insecticide in the room is unknown, but relatively high levels are predicted basing upon the modality of exposure and by the irritation symptoms in the subject. De...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk of olfactory-related hazardous events in patients with impaired olfactory function. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING A university-based clinic for smell and taste disorders. PATIENTS A total of 445 patients who underwent olfactory testing between 1983 and 2001. INTERVENTIONS Patient interview, olfactory testing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES (1) Freque...