EEG findings, rapid ACTH test and autonomic nervous symptoms in patients with alopecia areata

Summary

Patients of multiple alopecia areata were examined in their EEG findings and rapid ACTH test and described the symptoms concerning the neuroautonomic system.

Some abnormal EEG findings were seen in 75 cases out of the examined 105 patients.

As to the rapid ACTH test, 10 cases out of 45 subjects were abnormal. A positive correlation was considered between abnormal EEG findings and abnormal value in the rapid ACTH test. It is speculated that the regulation centers in the brainstem and hypothalamus play a great role in pathophysiology of multiple areata.