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Predicting improvement after surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroscience.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3528-8502
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroscience.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroscience.
2012 (English)In: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, ISSN 0001-6314, E-ISSN 1600-0404, Vol. 126, no 5, p. 324-328Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objectives Endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a surgical procedure used to improve Quality of Life (QoL) in patients with treatment resistant palmar hyperhidrosis (PHH). The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that low preoperative scores on The Everyday Life Questionnaire (EDLQ) would predict QoL improvement after surgery. Materials and methods Pre- and post-operative QoL scores from a series of 30 consecutive patients who underwent ETS at our institution were analyzed. Results Preoperative QoL scores was a significant predictor of post-operative improvement across all dimensions covered by the questionnaire. Conclusion Preoperative low QoL can be used as a guide in selecting patients with most improved QoL after ETS.

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2012. Vol. 126, no 5, p. 324-328
Keywords [en]
sympathectomy, hyperhidrosis, quality of life, psychology, neurosurgery
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Neurology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-61148DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2012.01650.xISI: 000309400300005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84867103437OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-61148DiVA, id: diva2:570008
Available from: 2012-11-16 Created: 2012-11-07 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved

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