What The Study Did: Postmortem examination of 23 patients with COVID-19 infection were conducted to investigate the association of the infection with changes in the sensory system used for smelling. Loss of smell is an early and common symptom of COVID-19.
Authors: Cheng-Ying Ho, M.D., Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.0154)
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