Abstract
Objective
To describe the biology of phantom sweating, a novel autonomic neuropathy symptom, based on a description of a patient with a small fiber and autonomic neuropathy.
Methods
Clinical and laboratory assessments.
Results
Evidence of a generalized small fiber and autonomic neuropathy.
Interpretation
Phantom sweating occurs frequently after sympathectomy but has not been reported previously in patients with a somatosensory or autonomic neuropathy. We suggest that this symptom is an autonomic paresthesia.
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Lair, L., Gibbons, C. & Freeman, R. Phantom sweating: a novel autonomic paresthesia. Clin Auton Res 18, 352–354 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-008-0501-0
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