Segmental hyperhidrosis as a manifestation of spinal and paraspinal disease

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-327

  Schulz, Valerie ^a,f   Ward, Donna ^b,e   Moulin, Dwight E ^c,d  

^a Departments of Anesthesia   (Canada)

^b Clinical Neurological Sciences   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Department of Family Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^e GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0031739759     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100034363     Document Type: Article

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