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Reclassification of warrant liability to additional paid-in capital.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

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Stockholders' Equity - Warrants - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Change in fair value of warrant liability			$ (1,544,138)	$ 433,392	$ (3,354,973)
July 2016 Financing [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Unregistered warrants to purchase of common stock		526,315
Conversion of stock, shares issued		211,860
Weighted average exercise price of warrants		$ 2.41
Reclassification of warrant liability to Additional Paid-in Capital		$ 1,400,000
Warrant Amendments [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Unregistered warrants to purchase of common stock	2,449,129			2,449,129
Reclassification of warrant liability to Additional Paid-in Capital				$ 3,300,000
Change in fair value of warrant liability				$ 433,000
Amendment date				2018-03
Underwriters [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Unregistered warrants to purchase of common stock expired	84,000