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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb:23:112-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.11.030. Epub 2015 Dec 18.

Botulinum toxin for treatment of Harlequin syndrome

Roberta K J V Manhães  1 , Mariana Spitz  2 , Luiz Felipe Vasconcellos  3
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Botulinum toxin for treatment of Harlequin syndrome

Roberta K J V Manhães et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

We described a patient with Harlequin syndrome, a rare neurological condition, characterized by unilateral facial sweating and flushing, who had a good response to botulinum toxin application. She had been submitted to sympathectomy a few years, however she still complained of excessive sweating in the regions mentioned and intense flushing.

Keywords: Botulinum toxin; Flushing; Harlequin syndrome; Hyperhidrosis; Sympathetic dysfunction.

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