Taste Disorders

Taste Disorder, Anterior Tongue; Taste Disorder, Posterior Tongue; Taste Disorder, Primary, Bitter; Taste Disorder, Primary, Salt; Taste Disorder, Primary, Sweet; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Bitter; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Salt
Conditions characterized by an alteration in gustatory function or perception. Taste disorders are frequently associated with OLFACTION DISORDERS. Additional potential etiologies include METABOLIC DISEASES; DRUG TOXICITY; and taste pathway disorders (e.g., TASTE BUD diseases; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; and BRAIN STEM diseases).