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Hypersalivation, the Glossary

Hypersalivation or hypersialosis is the excessive production of saliva.^[1]

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Saliva
Salivary gland pathology

ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction.

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Amitriptyline

Amitriptyline, sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches.

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Anticholinergic

Anticholinergics (anticholinergic agents) are substances that block the action of the acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter at synapses in the central and peripheral nervous system.

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Aripiprazole

Aripiprazole, sold under the brand names Abilify and Aristada, among others, is an atypical antipsychotic. It is primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; other uses include as an add-on treatment in major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorders, and irritability associated with autism.

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Arsenic

Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and the atomic number 33.

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Atropine

Atropine is a tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic medication used to treat certain types of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings as well as some types of slow heart rate, and to decrease saliva production during surgery.

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Clozapine

Clozapine is a psychiatric medication and was the first atypical antipsychotic (also called second-generation antipsychotic) to be discovered.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.

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Drooling

Drooling, or slobbering, is the flow of saliva outside the mouth. Hypersalivation and Drooling are saliva.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing.

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Epiglottitis

Epiglottitis is the inflammation of the epiglottis—the flap at the base of the tongue that prevents food entering the trachea (windpipe).

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Facial nerve paralysis

Facial nerve paralysis is a common problem that involves the paralysis of any structures innervated by the facial nerve.

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Fluoride therapy

Fluoride therapy is the use of fluoride for medical purposes.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications.

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Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis (gastro- from Ancient Greek – gaster, "stomach"; and -paresis, πάρεσις – "partial paralysis"), also called delayed gastric emptying, is a medical disorder consisting of weak muscular contractions (peristalsis) of the stomach, resulting in food and liquid remaining in the stomach for a prolonged period of time.

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Glycopyrronium bromide

Glycopyrronium bromide is a medication of the muscarinic anticholinergic group.

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Insecticide

Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects.

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Ketamine

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used medically for induction and maintenance of anesthesia.

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Liver disease

Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.

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Mouth infection

Mouth infections, also known as oral infections, are a group of infections that occur around the oral cavity.

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Mouth ulcer

A mouth ulcer (aphtha) is an ulcer that occurs on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity.

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Multiple system atrophy

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, and postural instability (collectively known as parkinsonism), autonomic dysfunction and ataxia.

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Mumps

Mumps is a highly contagious viral disease caused by the mumps virus. Hypersalivation and mumps are salivary gland pathology.

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Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a long-term neuromuscular junction disease that leads to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness.

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Nausea

Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit.

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Nicotine

Nicotine is a naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants (most predominantly in tobacco and Duboisia hopwoodii) and is widely used recreationally as a stimulant and anxiolytic.

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Organophosphate

In organic chemistry, organophosphates (also known as phosphate esters, or OPEs) are a class of organophosphorus compounds with the general structure, a central phosphate molecule with alkyl or aromatic substituents.

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Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas.

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body.

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Pellagra

Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3).

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Peritonsillar abscess

Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil.

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Pilocarpine

Pilocarpine is a lactone alkaloid originally extracted from plants of the Pilocarpus genus.

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Potassium chlorate

Potassium chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen, with the molecular formula KClO3.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb).

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Propantheline bromide

Propantheline bromide (INN) is an antimuscarinic agent used for the treatment of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), cramps or spasms of the stomach, intestines (gut) or bladder, and involuntary urination (enuresis).

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Pyridostigmine

Pyridostigmine is a medication used to treat myasthenia gravis and underactive bladder.

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Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals.

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Retropharyngeal abscess

Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngeal space).

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Risperidone

Risperidone, sold under the brand name Risperdal among others, is an atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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Saliva

Saliva (commonly referred to as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth.

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Scopolamine

Scopolamine, also known as hyoscine, or Devil's Breath, is a natural or synthetically produced tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic drug that is used as a medication to treat motion sickness and postoperative nausea and vomiting.

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Separation anxiety in dogs

Separation anxiety in dogs describes a condition in which a dog exhibits distress and behavior problems when separated from its handler.

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Serotonin syndrome

Serotonin syndrome (SS) is a group of symptoms that may occur with the use of certain serotonergic medications or drugs.

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Sjögren syndrome

Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal and salivary glands. Hypersalivation and Sjögren syndrome are salivary gland pathology.

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Starch

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.

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Thallium

Thallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tl and atomic number 81.

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Tonsillitis

Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat.

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Vomiting

Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersalivation

Also known as Excessive salivation, Hypersialosis, Ptyalism, Salivary hypersecretion, Sialorrhea, Sialorrhoea, Water brash.

Hypersalivation, the Glossary

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Saliva

Salivary gland pathology

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