The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Evaluation of Autonomic Function in Patients with Head-Hyperhidrosis by Power Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability

심박변이도 측정을 통한 두한증(頭汗證) 환자의 자율신경계 기능 평가

  • Lee, Kun-Young (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University) ;
  • Hwang, Joon-Ho (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Hun (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University) ;
  • Jeong, Seung-Yeon (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University) ;
  • Rhee, Hyung-Koo (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University) ;
  • Jung, Sung-Ki (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University) ;
  • Jung, Hee-Jae (Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine KyungHee University)
  • 이건영 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 황준호 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 이성헌 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 정승연 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 이형구 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 정승기 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 정희재 (경희대학교 한의과대학 알레르기호흡기내과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives : Essential hyperhidrosis is a socially and occupationally disabling disorder. There are many suggestions that hyperhidrosis is associated with the autonomic nervous system, especiallythe sympathetic system. This study was designed to investigate the autonomic nerve system in patients with essential hyperhidrosis and healthy controls by the frequency domain analysis of heart rate variability (HRV). Methods : 17 head-hyperhidrosis patients in the ambulatory care were investigated. All were inspected at the first medical examination. using the PSA of HRV. HRV was measured for minutes after 5 minutes bed rest. We checked the frequency domain analysis of HRV (i.e. TP, VLF, LF, HF) which were transformed into natural logarithm of patients against the standard measures of the HRV components. Then we compared the values of patients with means of normal Korean subjects. Results : The values of natural logarithmic measure of HRV (LnTP, LnHF, LnLF, LnVLF) of patients With head-hyperhidrosis we examined were $6.85{\pm}1.61$, $4.93{\pm}$2.00, $5.40{\pm}1.83$, and $6.13{\pm}1.37$, respectively. None of these values were higher than means of normal subjects. Conclusions : This study suggests that the function of the autonomic nervous system does not increase in patients with head-hyperhidrosis.

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