The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery.
Other potential complications include inadequate resection of the ganglia, gustatory sweating, pneumothorax, cardiac dysfunction, post-operative pain, and finally Horner’s syndrome secondary to resection of the stellate ganglion.
www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf

After severing the cervical sympathetic trunk, the cells of the cervical sympathetic ganglion undergo transneuronic degeneration
After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1967.tb00255.x/abstract

Monday, December 5, 2011

Psychiatrist treating patients with cardiac problems ?

"The guidelines for the block in individual cases:
Sweating of the underarms and hands - T4 or T5
Sweating of the face and blushing - T3 or T4
Blushing of the face alone - T2
Social anxiety with blushing - T2
Social anxiety without FB - T3 and T4 on the left side only
Heart racing and rhythm disorders - T3, T4, and T5 on the left side only "

Telaranta also claims that  after clamping/crushing the nerve  and subsequent removal of the titanium clips, the sympathetic chain will regain full function. Sadly, this is an unproven and unsubstantiated claim.

He also claims that his procedure is "more gentle". Nerve injury - no matter how acquired - remains a nerve injury with it's complications.  
http://www.privatix.fi/index.shtml?&a=0&s=navig_03&l=en&d=01_details