Grant R, Ferguson M M, Strang R, Turner J W, Bone I
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1987 Jan;50(1):12-21. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.1.12.
No standardised method for taste threshold measurement is available and therefore comparison between clinical studies is difficult. An electrogustometer was evaluated in normal subjects. No sex difference in taste threshold was noted; however, there was a significant elevation in detection threshold with age and smoking. Electrogustometric values both in patients before and after surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and in patients with trigeminal sensory neuropathy were determined. Many patients with trigeminal nerve disorders had abnormal electrogustometric detection thresholds suggesting that there is possibly an accessory taste pathway through the trigeminal nerve, although in some individuals the site of lesion may be in the brain stem. Electrogustometry is a convenient method for clinically assessing taste.
目前尚无标准化的味觉阈值测量方法，因此临床研究之间的比较很困难。对正常受试者进行了电子味觉计评估。未发现味觉阈值存在性别差异；然而，随着年龄增长和吸烟，检测阈值有显著升高。测定了三叉神经痛手术前后患者以及三叉神经感觉神经病变患者的电子味觉计数值。许多三叉神经疾病患者的电子味觉计检测阈值异常，这表明可能存在一条通过三叉神经的辅助味觉通路，尽管在一些个体中病变部位可能在脑干。电子味觉测量法是临床上评估味觉的一种便捷方法。
