The second thoracic sympathetic ganglion determines palm skin temperature in patients with essential palmar hyperhidrosis

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Wong, Cheuk Wah ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Raynaud's disease; Stellate ganglion; Sympathetic activity; Temperature, palm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; GANGLIONECTOMY; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 0031565125     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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