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Gustatory phenomena after upper dorsal sympathectomy. 1977

A Kurchin, and R Adar, and A Zweig, and M Mozes

In a series of 100 bilateral upper dorsal sympathectomies performed for palmar hyperhidrosis, gustatory sweating and other gustatory phenomena were reported by 68 of 93 patients (73%), followed up for an average of 1 1/2 years. These gustatory phenomena were quite different from physiologic gustatory sweating: a wide range of gustatory stimuli caused a variety of phenomena in varied locations. There was a negative correlation between the incidence of these phenomena and the occurrence of Horner's syndrome after sympathectomy. Analysis of our observations, and of clinical and experimental work of others, leads to the conclusion that gustatory phenomena after upper dorsal sympathectomy are the result of preganglionic sympathetic regeneration or collateral sprouting with aberrant synapses in the superior cervical ganglion.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D005260	Female		Females
D005727	Ganglia, Spinal	Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. The single primary branch bifurcates sending a peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that information to the spinal cord or brain.	Dorsal Root Ganglia,Spinal Ganglia,Dorsal Root Ganglion,Ganglion, Spinal,Ganglia, Dorsal Root,Ganglion, Dorsal Root,Spinal Ganglion
D006732	Horner Syndrome	A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include MIOSIS; mild BLEPHAROPTOSIS; and hemifacial ANHIDROSIS (decreased sweating)(see HYPOHIDROSIS). Lesions of the BRAIN STEM; cervical SPINAL CORD; first thoracic nerve root; apex of the LUNG; CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; and apex of the ORBIT may cause this condition. (From Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, pp500-11)	Bernard Syndrome,Horner's Syndrome,Miosis, Innervational Defect,Oculosympathetic Syndrome,Bernard's Syndrome,Claude Bernard-Horner Syndrome,Horner Syndrome, Acquired,Horner Syndrome, Central,Horner's Syndrome, Pupil,Ophthalmoplegia, Sympathetic Ocular,Ptosis Sympathetic,Sympathetic Ocular-Ophthalmoplegia,Acquired Horner Syndrome,Bernard Syndromes,Bernards Syndrome,Central Horner Syndrome,Claude Bernard Horner Syndrome,Horner Syndrome, Pupil,Horners Syndrome,Horners Syndrome, Pupil,Ocular Ophthalmoplegia, Sympathetic,Ocular Ophthalmoplegias, Sympathetic,Ocular-Ophthalmoplegia, Sympathetic,Ocular-Ophthalmoplegias, Sympathetic,Oculosympathetic Syndromes,Ophthalmoplegias, Sympathetic Ocular,Pupil Horner's Syndrome,Sympathetic Ocular Ophthalmoplegia,Sympathetic Ocular Ophthalmoplegias,Sympathetic Ocular-Ophthalmoplegias,Syndrome, Acquired Horner,Syndrome, Bernard,Syndrome, Bernard's,Syndrome, Central Horner,Syndrome, Claude Bernard-Horner,Syndrome, Horner,Syndrome, Horner's,Syndrome, Oculosympathetic,Syndrome, Pupil Horner's,Syndromes, Bernard,Syndromes, Oculosympathetic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006945	Hyperhidrosis	Excessive sweating. In the localized type, the most frequent sites are the palms, soles, axillae, inguinal folds, and the perineal area. Its chief cause is thought to be emotional. Generalized hyperhidrosis may be induced by a hot, humid environment, by fever, or by vigorous exercise.	Hyperidrosis
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013547	Sweating, Gustatory	An autonomic disorder characterized by excessive sweating of the forehead, upper lip, perioral region, or sternum subsequent to gustatory stimuli. The auriculotemporal syndrome features facial flushing or sweating limited to the distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve and may develop after trauma to the parotid gland, in association with PAROTID NEOPLASMS, or following their surgical removal. (From Ann Neurol 1997 Dec;42(6):973-5)	Auriculotemporal Syndrome,Baillarger Syndrome,Frey Syndrome,Hyperhidrosis, Gustatory,Auriculotemporal Nerve Syndrome,Frey's Syndrome,Gustatory Sweating,Salivosudoriparous Syndrome,von Frey Syndrome,von Frey's Syndrome,Gustatory Hyperhidroses,Gustatory Hyperhidrosis,Hyperhidroses, Gustatory,Salivosudoriparous Syndromes,Syndrome, Auriculotemporal,Syndrome, Baillarger,Syndrome, Frey,Syndrome, Frey's,Syndrome, Salivosudoriparous,Syndrome, von Frey,Syndrome, von Frey's,Syndromes, Salivosudoriparous,von Freys Syndrome
D013562	Sympathectomy	The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.	Denervation, Sympathetic,Sympathetic Denervation,Denervations, Sympathetic,Sympathectomies,Sympathetic Denervations