An intramedullary tumor presenting with hyperhidrosis.

نویسندگان

  • Sandip Chatterjee
  • Kaushik Ghosh
  • Tapas Banerjee
چکیده

A case of a cervical intramedullary tumor is reported whose presentation was with disabling hyperhidrosis. The symptom resolved after surgical debulking of the tumor. Hyperhidrosis as a presenting manifestation of an intramedullary tumor has not been reported earlier.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neurology India

دوره 52 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004