Glitch in Nerve Regeneration

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Woman drips with sweat from a bite of food due to rare nerve-wiring mix-up

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Doctors in Taiwan report an unusual presentation of the disorder in a 76-year-old woman.

Nerve regrowth goes awry due to a quirk of anatomy that allows the nerves that control saliva production for eating to get tangled with those that control sweating for temperature control.

Doctors hypothesize that gustatory hyperhidrosis develops after salivary gland injuries or surgeries.

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