westernmass Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ok guys, another question from m autonomic work up at Beth Israel. All I can figure out is that it has to do with the sweat test- they had the little electrode thingies attached to hands and feet... Is not having a sudomotor reflex in the lower extremities relevant to anything? What does it mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 This is what I found on the internet:http://peripheralneuropathycenter.uchicago.edu/learnaboutpn/evaluation/autonomic/qsart.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmass Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hmm..Well after reading that I'm not sure that's the test I had-- at the very least, it didn't last more than a few minutes.It seems that maybe it's just another sign of autonomic dysfunction? Or would this be neuropathy (I'm not too familiar with what this means to be honest)? Does anyone know if the "sudomotor reflex was absent in the lower extremities" offers any further clues to my POTS-puzzle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 It's my understanding that it refers to your sweating reflex which they are testing with the Q-sart test. Since it says it was absent it would seem to be another indicator in your POTS puzzle. Mine was "diminished", not absent, and it resulted in a diagnosis of autonomic neuropathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batik Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I'm assuming it means "yer feet ain't sweating". I wonder if this ties into the problem with itchy legs, or having trouble shaving legs, that we are all discussing over in that other post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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