Axillary injection of botulinum A toxin in a patient with muscle cramps associated with severe axillary hyperhidrosis

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-123

  Filosto, Massimiliano ^d   Bertolasi, Laura ^c   Fincati, Emiliana ^d   Priori, Alberto ^a,b   Tomelleri, Giuliano ^d   Chieregato, Giancarlo ^d   Rizzuto, Nicolà ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Axillary hyperhidrosis; Botulinum toxin; Cramps

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INJECTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; SIDE EFFECT; SODIUM DEPLETION; WATER LOSS;

EID: 0034888471     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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