Abstract
The aim is to verify whether glabella electrical stimulation evokes sympathetic skin
responses (SSR) without inter-side differences in latency and area of the responses
and is more useful in mononeuropathies than peripheral nerve stimulation. SSRs were
recorded in 25 healthy subjects from right palm, third (M3SSR) and fifth fingers and
contralateral third finger. The inter-side differences of grand mean area and mean
of largest area of M3SSR were significant only by ulnar nerve and not by glabella
stimulation. Therefore glabella stimulation may be used in mononeuropathies comparing
SSR area recorded from affected side with respect to contralateral healthy side.
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Publication history
Published online: August 03, 2011
Accepted:
July 10,
2011
Received in revised form:
June 17,
2011
Received:
January 8,
2011
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☆The authors did not receive any grant support and do not have conflicts of interest.
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