Changes in the sympathetic skin response after thoracoscopic sympathectomy in patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1348-1354

  Llado A ^a   Leon L ^a   Valls Sole J ^a,b   Mena, P ^b   Callejas, M A ^b   Peri, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Action potential waveform; Hyperhidrosis; Skin conductance level; Sympathectomy; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THORACOSCOPY; WAVEFORM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 20544449895     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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