Taste dysfunction: anatomy and types

Evidence-based neurology checklist on taste dysfunction: anatomy and types: Nerves involved in taste perception The sensory branch of the intermediate nerve Glossopharyngeal nerve Vagus nerve Trigeminal nerve Modalities of taste Types of impaired taste

Nerves involved in taste perception

  • The sensory branch of the intermediate nerve
  • Glossopharyngeal nerve
  • Vagus nerve
  • Trigeminal nerve

Modalities of taste

Types of impaired taste

References

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