Generalised anhidrosis: Different lesion sites demonstrated by microneurography and skin biopsy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 588-591

  Donadio, V ^a   Montagna, P ^a   Nolano, M ^b   Cortelli, P ^c   Misciali, C ^d   Pierangeli, G ^a   Provitera, V ^b   Casano, A ^a   Baruzzi, A ^a   Liguori, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; MICRONEUROGRAPHY; MYDRIASIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROGRAPHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PERONEAL NERVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; SWEAT GLANDS;

EID: 20144388505     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.039263     Document Type: Article

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