hyperhidrosis
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| *emotional sweating is mediated by cortical–limbic activation that signals to preganglionic sympathetic neurons in the spinal cord, which synapse onto cholinergic postganglionic neurons releasing acetylcholine onto eccrine sweat glands | *emotional sweating is mediated by cortical–limbic activation that signals to preganglionic sympathetic neurons in the spinal cord, which synapse onto cholinergic postganglionic neurons releasing acetylcholine onto eccrine sweat glands | ||
| *in contrast, thermoregulatory sweating originates in hypothalamic preoptic nuclei in response to core temperature changes | *in contrast, thermoregulatory sweating originates in hypothalamic preoptic nuclei in response to core temperature changes | ||
| + | *botulinum toxin blocks the nerve signals that stimulate sweat production and can be used to treat excessive sweating | ||
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