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Olfactory hallucinations

MedGen UID:
65851
•Concept ID:
C0233765
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Hallucination, Olfactory; Hallucinations, Olfactory; Olfactory Hallucination; Olfactory Hallucinations
SNOMED CT: Olfactory hallucinations (39672001)

Definition

Perception of a smell in the absence of a corresponding stimulus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOlfactory hallucinations

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Characteristics of non-clinical hallucinations: A mixed-methods analysis of auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory hallucinations in a primary voice-hearing cohort.
Toh WL, Thomas N, Robertson M, Rossell SL
Psychiatry Res 2020 Jul;289:112987. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112987. PMID: 32446007

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical Features in Russian Patients with COVID-Associated Parosmia/Phanthosmia.
Kopishinskaia S, Lapshova D, Sherman M, Velichko I, Voznesensky N, Voznesenskaia V
Psychiatr Danub 2021 Sep;33(Suppl 9):130-136. PMID: 34559791
Evidence for an interrelated cluster of Hallucinatory experiences in the general population: an incidence study.
Moriyama TS, Drukker M, Guloksuz S, Ten Have M, de Graaf R, van Dorsselaer S, Gunther N, Bak M, van Os J
Psychol Med 2021 Sep;51(12):2034-2043. Epub 2020 Apr 22 doi: 10.1017/S0033291720000793. PMID: 32317030
Characteristics of non-clinical hallucinations: A mixed-methods analysis of auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory hallucinations in a primary voice-hearing cohort.
Toh WL, Thomas N, Robertson M, Rossell SL
Psychiatry Res 2020 Jul;289:112987. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112987. PMID: 32446007
Epidemiology of psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
Fénelon G, Alves G
J Neurol Sci 2010 Feb 15;289(1-2):12-7. Epub 2009 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.014. PMID: 19740486
Olfaction in migraineurs.
Hirsch AR
Headache 1992 May;32(5):233-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1992.hed3205233.x. PMID: 1628960

Diagnosis

Olfactory hallucinations in Alzheimer's disease.
El Haj M, Larøi F
Acta Neuropsychiatr 2021 Feb;33(1):37-42. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1017/neu.2020.33. PMID: 32981566
Characteristics of non-clinical hallucinations: A mixed-methods analysis of auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory hallucinations in a primary voice-hearing cohort.
Toh WL, Thomas N, Robertson M, Rossell SL
Psychiatry Res 2020 Jul;289:112987. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112987. PMID: 32446007
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with a history of bizarre delusions in a cross-diagnostic sample of individuals with psychotic disorders.
Yuksel C, Yilmaz S, Nesbit A, Carkaxhiu G, Ravichandran C, Salvatore P, Pingali S, Cohen B, Ongur D
Asian J Psychiatr 2018 Jan;31:82-85. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.02.011. PMID: 29453145
Epidemiology of psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
Fénelon G, Alves G
J Neurol Sci 2010 Feb 15;289(1-2):12-7. Epub 2009 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.014. PMID: 19740486
Olfaction in migraineurs.
Hirsch AR
Headache 1992 May;32(5):233-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1992.hed3205233.x. PMID: 1628960

Therapy

Pimavanserin Treatment for Psychosis in Patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Case Series.
Rothenberg KG, McRae SG, Dominguez-Colman LM, Shutes-David A, Tsuang DW
Am J Case Rep 2023 Sep 30;24:e939806. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.939806. PMID: 37775968Free PMC Article
Propranolol-induced hallucinations mimicking encephalopathy in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
Al-Dury S, Molinaro A, Hedenström P
Scand J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul;56(7):829-831. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1080/00365521.2021.1919198. PMID: 33961526
Development of forced normalisation psychosis with ethosuximide.
Apap Mangion S, Rugg-Gunn F
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Dec 7;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220838. PMID: 29222216Free PMC Article
Sympathomimetic syndrome, choreoathetosis, and acute kidney injury following "bath salts" injection.
Sutamtewagul G, Sood V, Nugent K
Clin Nephrol 2014 Jan;81(1):63-6. doi: 10.5414/cn107559. PMID: 24356039
Relationship between gender and psychotic symptoms in cocaine-dependent and methamphetamine-dependent participants.
Mahoney JJ 3rd, Hawkins RY, De La Garza R 2nd, Kalechstein AD, Newton TF
Gend Med 2010 Oct;7(5):414-21. doi: 10.1016/j.genm.2010.09.003. PMID: 21056868Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article
Clinical Features in Russian Patients with COVID-Associated Parosmia/Phanthosmia.
Kopishinskaia S, Lapshova D, Sherman M, Velichko I, Voznesensky N, Voznesenskaia V
Psychiatr Danub 2021 Sep;33(Suppl 9):130-136. PMID: 34559791
Evidence for an interrelated cluster of Hallucinatory experiences in the general population: an incidence study.
Moriyama TS, Drukker M, Guloksuz S, Ten Have M, de Graaf R, van Dorsselaer S, Gunther N, Bak M, van Os J
Psychol Med 2021 Sep;51(12):2034-2043. Epub 2020 Apr 22 doi: 10.1017/S0033291720000793. PMID: 32317030
Epidemiology of psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
Fénelon G, Alves G
J Neurol Sci 2010 Feb 15;289(1-2):12-7. Epub 2009 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.014. PMID: 19740486
Olfaction in migraineurs.
Hirsch AR
Headache 1992 May;32(5):233-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1992.hed3205233.x. PMID: 1628960

Clinical prediction guides

Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article
Clinical Features in Russian Patients with COVID-Associated Parosmia/Phanthosmia.
Kopishinskaia S, Lapshova D, Sherman M, Velichko I, Voznesensky N, Voznesenskaia V
Psychiatr Danub 2021 Sep;33(Suppl 9):130-136. PMID: 34559791
Evidence for an interrelated cluster of Hallucinatory experiences in the general population: an incidence study.
Moriyama TS, Drukker M, Guloksuz S, Ten Have M, de Graaf R, van Dorsselaer S, Gunther N, Bak M, van Os J
Psychol Med 2021 Sep;51(12):2034-2043. Epub 2020 Apr 22 doi: 10.1017/S0033291720000793. PMID: 32317030
Brain lesion-pattern analysis in patients with olfactory dysfunctions following head trauma.
Lötsch J, Ultsch A, Eckhardt M, Huart C, Rombaux P, Hummel T
Neuroimage Clin 2016;11:99-105. Epub 2016 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.01.011. PMID: 26937377Free PMC Article
Neuropsychological, neurological and symptom correlates of impaired olfactory identification in schizophrenia.
Stedman TJ, Clair AL
Schizophr Res 1998 Jun 22;32(1):23-30. doi: 10.1016/s0920-9964(98)00021-8. PMID: 9690331

Recent systematic reviews

Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article

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