Zeitschrift für Neurologie

, Volume 204, Issue 3, pp 235–240 | Cite as

Untersuchungen zur Anwendung der Temperaturmessung mit Infrarotstrahlen in der Neurochirurgie

  • P. Gruss
  • J. Gerlach
Short Communications
Received:

Studies on the use of infrared rays for the measurement of temperature in neurosurgery

Summary

Comparative measurements of cutaneous temperature were recorded with a contact-resistance thermometer and an infrared-ray measuring device. The test material consisted of 310 healthy volunteers and 37 patients, 16 with trigeminal neuralgia and 21 with L5 syndrome. The temperature curve usually proved to be symmetrical; at a few points the results are dependent on the method of measurement and can be explained by the different principles involved. The normal temperature curve showed the familiar dependence on environmental conditions; in the two small series of patients, raised cutaneous temperature was seen in the affected area in the group with trigeminal neuralgia, while the temperature was lower than normal in the affected area in patients with L5 syndrome. These results indicate local functional impairments of the antonomic nervous system in both these conditions.

Key words

Temperature measurement Skin temperature Trigeminal neuralgia 
This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Literatur

  1. Backlund, E. O.: Thermography in neurosurgical diagnosis. Proc. of the third Int. Congr. of Neurol. Surg., Copenhagen 1965, pp. 569–572. Amsterdam-New York-Milan-Tokyo-Buenos Aires: Excerpta Medica Foundation 1966.Google Scholar
  2. Dormann, P.: Vergleichende Messungen der Hauttemperaturen an Gesunden und Kranken mit Infrarot-Thermometrie und Kontaktmessung. Dissertation, Würzburg 1969.Google Scholar
  3. van Dulken, H., van Loss, S. F. C. H.: Der Normalbefund bei thermographischer Untersuchung des Schädels. Vortrag Kongr. d. Dtsch. Ges. f. Neurochir., Gießen 1969.Google Scholar
  4. Gerlach, J., Krüger, J.: Temperaturmessungen an Dura- und Hirnoberfläche bei neurochirurgischen Operationen. Acta neurochir. (Wien) 21, 181–185 (1969).Google Scholar
  5. Hofmann, H. W.: Oberflächenthermometrie beim Menschen. Acta medicotechnica (Berl.) 13, 522–524 (1965).Google Scholar
  6. Kleine-Natrop, H. E.: Hauttemperatur und Hautthermometrie. In: H. A. Gottron und W. Schönfeld, Dermatologie und Venerologie I/1, S. 493–543. Stuttgart: Thieme 1961.Google Scholar
  7. Kreutzer, M.: Untersuchungen zur Messung der Hauttemperatur mittels Infrarotthermometrie. Dissertation, Würzburg 1969.Google Scholar
  8. Manstein, B., Keller, H.: Ultrarotmessung — eine zukunftsichere Gesamtdiagnostik. Med. Klin. 55, 2002–2005 (1960).Google Scholar
  9. Manstein, B., Keller, H., Hofmann, H. W., Reck, W. R.: Untersuchungen zur Thermoregulation des Menschen. Fortschr. Med. 83, 111–115 (1965).Google Scholar
  10. Molzen, G.: Über die verminderte Hautwärme beim postischialgischen Syndrom. Dissertation, Würzburg 1965.Google Scholar
  11. Schoeler, H.: Über Thermographie. Med. Welt (Stuttg.) (N. F.) 17, 1710–1716 (1966).Google Scholar
  12. Schuh, E.: Thermisches Relief und Regulation. Bericht über das Infrarot-Symposion 1969 in Freudenstadt. Heidelberg: Physikal. Med. 1971.Google Scholar
  13. Schwamm, E.: Die Standardmethode einer biologischen Infrarot-Emissions-diagnostik. Erfahrungsheilkunde 8, Heft 6 (1959).Google Scholar
  14. Wood, H. E.: Thermography in neurological surgery. Proc. of the third Int. Congr. of Neurol. Surg., Copenhagen 1965, pp. 573. Amsterdam-New York-London-Milan-Tokyo-Buenos Aires: Excerpta Medica Foundation 1966.Google Scholar

Copyright information

© Springer-Verlag 1973

Authors and Affiliations

  • P. Gruss
    • 1
  • J. Gerlach
    • 1
  1. 1.Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik der Universität WürzburgGermany

Personalised recommendations