THE DECREASE AND ASYMMETRY OF GUSTATORY P ERCEPTION IN PATIENTS WITH NERVOUS TRUNKS DAMAGES

The purpose of this article was the gustatory perception state study ( NaCl solution perception) in patients with one-aided damages of brachi al plexus as well as of radial, facial and ulnar nervous trunks. The d ecrease of gustatory perception was observed in 78 (70,3%) cases, whil e the lack of such alterations in 33 (29,7%) patients. The gustatory p erception disturbances (increase of the absolute threshold on the ipsi lateral tongue's half) took place in 82,2% and 69,6% at right and left limbs damages respectively. The results presented testified the stren gthening of normally existing asymmetry in gustatory perception especi ally in patients with left-sided denervation. The degree of gustatory perception restoration may serve as a prognostic test at surgery of su ch patients.