Abnormal modulation of electrodermal activity by thermoalgesic stimuli in patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-96

  Schestatsky, Pedro ^a,b   Callejas, Marco A ^c   Valls Solé, Josep ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIMARY PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPTOM; THERMAL STIMULATION; THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 78650448840     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.203687     Document Type: Article

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