Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). DermNet NZ: "Localised hyperhidrosis may also be due to:
Stroke
Spinal damage
Peripheral damage
Surgical sympathectomy
Neuropathy
Brain tumour
Chronic anxiety disorder"
"Sympathectomy is a technique about which we have limited knowledge, applied to disorders about which we have little understanding." Associate Professor Robert Boas, Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australasian College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, The Journal of Pain, Vol 1, No 4 (Winter), 2000: pp 258-260
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Right sympathectomy was associated with a 372% increase in PI (p < 0.0001), and left sympathectomy with a 316% increase in PI
Oximetry-derived perfusion index for intraop... [Ann Thorac Surg. 2005] - PubMed - NCBI: "Baseline oximetric waveforms were adequate in all subjects. Right was associated with a 372% increase in PI (p < 0.0001), and left with a 316% increase in PI (p < 0.029). This occurred as early as 1 minute after transection of the sympathetic chain. The PI in the reference probes as well as the hemodynamics remained constant."