Isolated generalised anhidrosis induced by postganglionic sympathetic skin nerve fibre degeneration: An incomplete Ross syndrome?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 959-961

  Donadio, Vincenzo ^a   Cortelli, P ^a   Falzone, F ^a   Bugiardini, E ^a   Giuliani, A ^a   Misciali, C ^a   Montagna, P ^a   Calza L ^a   Liguori, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHIDROSIS; ANISOCORIA; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTGANGLIONIC SYMPHATHETIC SKIN NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSS SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; BIOPSY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOREARM; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYNDROME;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; SYNDROME; TONIC PUPIL;

EID: 48249150723     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.142802     Document Type: Article

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