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Hyperhidrosis: Current Understanding, Current Therapy CME
Authors: Markus Naumann, MD; Jonathan R.T. Davidson, MD; Dee Anna Glaser, MD
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Release Date: February 28, 2002; Valid for credit through February 28, 2003

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Contents of This CME Activity
  1. Hyperhidrosis: Current Understanding, Current Therapy
    Preface: The Patient's Perspective
    Definition, Epidemiology, and Symptoms
    Neurobiology of Sweating
    Pathophysiology of Hyperhidrosis
    Psychiatric Aspects of Hyperhidrosis
         --Impact of Hyperhidrosis
         --Measurement of Hyperhidrosis in the Psychiatric Context
         --Prevalence Rates of Hyperhidrosis in Psychiatric Practice
         --Psychiatric Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
         --Further Questions
    Hyperhidrosis Treatment
         --Antiperspirants and Deodorants
         --Iontophoresis
         --Anticholinergic Drugs
         --Alternative Therapies
         --Surgery
               Efficacy
               Complications
               Patient satisfaction
         --Botulinum Toxin
               Axillary hyperhidrosis
               Palmar sweating
               Other indications
         --Review of Treatments
    Conclusion
    References

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