PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Thomassin, Stefanie S.
AU  - Zinn, Steven
TI  - Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosed through Sensory Complaints
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130183
DP  - 2014 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 570--574
VI  - 27
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/4/570.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/4/570.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2014 Jul 01; 27
AB  - Taste and smell disorders have multiple causes. We describe a patient in whom atrial fibrillation and subsequent embolic stroke was discovered because of complaints of decreased smell and taste. These deficits ultimately improved after treatment of the atrial fibrillation along with anticoagulation medication for stroke prevention.