Neurological Disorders

Department of Psychiatry, Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, USA

Publications

• Case Report   
  Bluetooth Hyperosmia: Chemosensory Variant of Delusional Somatic Symptom Disorder: A Case Report
  Author(s): Shweta Kalita, Nikita Mehdiratta* and Alan R. Hirsch
  
  Objective: Correlation of Bluetooth transmission with subjective hyperosmia. Background: Subjective hyperosmia, as a manifestation of belief of exposure to Bluetooth transmission, with testing demonstrating the absence of true hyperosmia, has not heretofore been described. Case presentation: This 53-year-old right-handed single woman presented with a 10-year history of increased sensitivity to the aroma and enhanced perception of smells upon exposure to Wi-Fi electromagnetic radiation. She noted an intensity-duration effect: With higher intensity and duration of Wi-Fi exposure, her sense of smell would escalate and persist: After a few hours of exposure, her smell would jump to 190% of normal and last for two weeks. Result: Abnormalities in the neurological examination: Reflexes: 0 in both lower extremities. Chemosensory Testing: Alcohol Sniff Test: 8 (hyposmia). .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.11.3.554

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