Assessment of sudomotor function as a diagnostic tool for autonomic disturbances: Principles and methods;Die schweissmessung zur diagnostik autonomer storungen: Grundlagen und methoden

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 287-295

  Birklein, Frank ^a   Spitzer, A ^b   Riedl, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN CELL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; POLYNEUROPATHY; SWEATING; THERMORECEPTOR; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0032782734     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994979     Document Type: Article

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