Introduction: Sweating stimulation by iontophoresis of cholinergic agonists produces a sudomotor
response not only in the stimulated area but also in adjacent regions. This property
is due to the activation of the postganglionic axo-axonic reflex. It is particularly
useful to detect peripheral autonomic neuropathies associated with the functional
decrease of the activity of sympato-cholinergic postganglionic neurons.
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May 15,
2013
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