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[Sudomotor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease]

F Hirashima1, T Yokota, T Miyatake

  • 1Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

Rinsho Shinkeigaku = Clinical Neurology
|July 1, 1993
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Sympathetic skin response (SSR) and sweat tests reveal sudomotor efferents dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. SSR abnormalities correlate with PD severity, indicating its utility in assessing PD progression.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Autonomic Neuroscience

Context:

  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor function.
  • Sudomotor dysfunction is a common non-motor symptom in PD, impacting quality of life.
  • Evaluating the sudomotor efferent pathway is crucial for understanding PD pathophysiology.

Purpose:

  • To assess sudomotor function in Parkinson's disease patients using sympathetic skin response (SSR) and acetylcholine (ACh) sweat tests.
  • To determine the utility of SSR in evaluating the sudomotor efferent pathway in PD.
  • To investigate the relationship between sudomotor abnormalities and disease severity.

Summary:

  • Sudomotor function was evaluated in 69 PD patients via SSR and intradermal ACh injection.
  • SSR abnormalities were found in 34.8% of patients, comparable to orthostatic hypotension rates (30.4%), and increased with PD severity.

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  • All patients exhibited reduced sweat gland excitability and low sweat volume in response to ACh, suggesting postganglionic sympathetic fiber dysfunction without morphological changes.

    • Impact:

    • SSR is a valuable tool for assessing sudomotor efferent pathway involvement in Parkinson's disease.
    • Findings suggest functional, rather than structural, deficits in postganglionic sympathetic fibers in PD patients.
    • This research aids in understanding the complex autonomic dysfunction associated with Parkinson's disease.