What is the diagnosis, treatment options, and explanation of your hypothesis?
Anosmia is the diagnosis
There is no treatment for traumatic head injury induced anosmia . Patient may regain sense of smell within 6 months of injury otherwise no treatment.
diagnosis is hypothesised on the basis that traumatic head injury may cause damage to olfactory nerve resulting in loss of sense of smell.
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