title: [Differential behavior of skin temperature in vascular patients vs. pain patients in lumbar radicular stimulation and nerve block].
abstract: Plantar skin temperature monitoring during the procedure of percutaneous radiofrequency-thermolesion of the sympathetic chain (PRFS) in patients with vascular diseases and patients with lumbar radicular pain and signs of sympathetic irritation showed a distinct difference. A significant decrease of skin temperature was observed during stimulation of the sympathetic chain by means of canula placement and contrast medium instillation only in the group of "vascular" patients, while "radicular pain" patients showed a significant increase of skin temperature after PRFS. This observation leads to the conclusion that the effect of sympathectomy more or less is to prevent physiological hyperactivity of the sympathetic system.
authors.affiliation: Neurologie LNK Mauer.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kepplinger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dominkus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saltuari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012881:Skin Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Unterschiedliches Hauttemperaturverhalten vaskulärer Patienten vs. Schmerzpatienten bei der lumbalen Grenzstrangstimulation und -Ausschaltung.