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December 08, 2020; 95 (23) Article

Loss of smell in patients with COVID-19

MRI data reveal a transient edema of the olfactory clefts

Michael Eliezer, Anne-Laurel Hamel, Emmanuel Houdart, Philippe Herman, Juliette Housset, Clement Jourdaine, Corinne Eloit, Benjamin Verillaud, Charlotte Hautefort
First published September 11, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010806
Michael Eliezer
From the Department of Neuroradiology (M.E., E.H.) and Department of Head and Neck Surgery (A.-L.H., P.H., J.H., C.J., C.E., B.V., C.H.), Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France.
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Emmanuel Houdart
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Philippe Herman
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Clement Jourdaine
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Loss of smell in patients with COVID-19
MRI data reveal a transient edema of the olfactory clefts
Michael Eliezer, Anne-Laurel Hamel, Emmanuel Houdart, Philippe Herman, Juliette Housset, Clement Jourdaine, Corinne Eloit, Benjamin Verillaud, Charlotte Hautefort
Neurology Dec 2020, 95 (23) e3145-e3152; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010806

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vol. 95 no. 23 e3145-e3152
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010806
PubMed: 
32917809

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
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1526-632X
History: 
  • Received August 5, 2020
  • Accepted in final form August 21, 2020
  • First Published September 11, 2020.

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    1. Michael Eliezer, MD,
    2. Anne-Laurel Hamel, MD,
    3. Emmanuel Houdart, MD, PhD,
    4. Philippe Herman, MD, PhD,
    5. Juliette Housset, MD,
    6. Clement Jourdaine, MD,
    7. Corinne Eloit, MD,
    8. Benjamin Verillaud, MD and
    9. Charlotte Hautefort, MD
  1. Michael Eliezer, MD,
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  5. Emmanuel Houdart, MD, PhD,
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  9. Juliette Housset, MD,
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  1. From the Department of Neuroradiology (M.E., E.H.) and Department of Head and Neck Surgery (A.-L.H., P.H., J.H., C.J., C.E., B.V., C.H.), Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Eliezer michael.eliezer{at}aphp.fr
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