## Abstract Anhidrosis occurs in the majority of multiple system atrophy (MSA) patients but the underlying site of lesion is not well established. We describe three patients with longβstanding MSA and anhidrosis diagnosed on the basis of a thermoregulatory sweating test. In biopsies of anhidrotic s
The assessment of sudomotor dysfunction in multiple system atrophy
β Scribed by Mikihiro Kihara; Junichi Sugenoya; Akira Takahashi
- Book ID
- 112634320
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 472 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-9851
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