Improvement of diabetic autonomic gustatory sweating by botulinum toxin type A

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1971-1973

  Restivo, D A ^a,b   Lanza, S ^c   Patti, F ^a   Giuffrida, S ^a   Marchese Ragona, R ^d   Bramanti, P ^b   Palmeri, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037168794     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000036911.75478.FA     Document Type: Article

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