RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosed through Sensory Complaints
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 570
OP 574
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130183
VO 27
IS 4
A1 Stefanie S. Thomassin
A1 Steven Zinn
YR 2014
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/4/570.abstract
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.