Oral Glycopyrrolate Alleviates Drooling in a Patient with Tongue Cancer
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Oral glycopyrrolate for the treatment of chronic severe drooling caused by neurological disorders in children
Excessive drooling may complicate the care of children with chronic neurological conditions by socially isolating both patients and families and by causing secondary dermatitis and infection. Normal control of saliva requires normal integrity of oral structures, normal oropharyngeal sensation, and motor functioning, as well as normal cognitive awareness and rate of salivary production. Glycopyr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(99)00080-9