Open AccessHyperhidrosis as a reflection of autonomic failure in patients with acute hemispheral brain infarction. An evaporimetric study.
Author(s) -
Juha T. Korpelainen,
K. A. Sotaniemi,
Vilho V. Myllylä
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.9.1271
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperhidrosis , paresis , infarction , stroke (engine) , cardiology , anesthesia , myocardial infarction , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Sweating dysfunction is one of the most frequently encountered symptoms of autonomic failure but has received scant attention in patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Our purpose was to evaluate the prevalence, pathogenesis, and clinical correlates of sweating dysfunction in stroke.
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