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Suggest Treatment For Olfactory Hallucinations
Question: I am been experiencing sensation of smelling cigarette smoke and I am not a smoker and no one in my household is either. It has been going on for awhile but in the last couple of weeks has gotten worse. I notice it more when I am not busy.
Brief Answer:
MRI of the brain with gadolinium
Detailed Answer:
Good evening to you. My name is Dr. Saghafi and I am an adult neurologist and from the XXXXXXX Ohio area.
I've read your complaint of what can be classified medically as an "OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION." In other words, you have a sensation of an aroma that you smell which you know doesn't exist in your environment.
I highly recommend you seek out a neurologist who can do a thorough history and good neurological examination and if I were seeing you as my patient I would order an MRI of the brain with gadolinium contrast.
An EEG or electroencephalogram is also another diagnostic test which could be obtained although I believe that the MRI is the most important test to get if you end up having to choose between 1 or the other.
I hope this answer satisfactorily addresses your question. If so, may I ask your favor of a HIGH STAR RATING with written feedback?
Also, if there are no other questions or comments, I'd appreciate it greatly if you would CLOSE THE QUERY on your end so this question can be transacted and archived for further reference by colleagues as necessary.
Please direct more comments and questions to me in the future at:
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All the best.
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MRI of the brain with gadolinium
Detailed Answer:
Good evening to you. My name is Dr. Saghafi and I am an adult neurologist and from the XXXXXXX Ohio area.
I've read your complaint of what can be classified medically as an "OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION." In other words, you have a sensation of an aroma that you smell which you know doesn't exist in your environment.
I highly recommend you seek out a neurologist who can do a thorough history and good neurological examination and if I were seeing you as my patient I would order an MRI of the brain with gadolinium contrast.
An EEG or electroencephalogram is also another diagnostic test which could be obtained although I believe that the MRI is the most important test to get if you end up having to choose between 1 or the other.
I hope this answer satisfactorily addresses your question. If so, may I ask your favor of a HIGH STAR RATING with written feedback?
Also, if there are no other questions or comments, I'd appreciate it greatly if you would CLOSE THE QUERY on your end so this question can be transacted and archived for further reference by colleagues as necessary.
Please direct more comments and questions to me in the future at:
bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi and I would be honored to answer you and continue this discussion.
All the best.
The query has required a total of 32 minutes of physician specific time to read, research, and compile a return envoy to the patient.
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