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Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research 6/2014

01-12-2014 | Case Report

Contralateral hyperhidrosis in anterior thalamic infarction

Authors: Jeong-Min Kim, Seong-Don Seo, Yong-Won Kim, Yang-Ha Hwang

Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research | Issue 6/2014

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Abstract

A 62-year-old male complained of contralateral hyperhidrosis following an anterior thalamic infarction without the presence of a hypothalamic lesion. We speculated that the thalamus could share sudomotor fiber components in the crossed contralateral inhibitory sweating pathway.
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Metadata
Title
Contralateral hyperhidrosis in anterior thalamic infarction
Authors
Jeong-Min Kim
Seong-Don Seo
Yong-Won Kim
Yang-Ha Hwang
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Autonomic Research / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0959-9851
Electronic ISSN: 1619-1560
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-014-0252-z

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