DIFFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY OF TWO PALMAR SWEAT MEASURES |
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| Authors: | Douglas M. McNair Leo F. Droppleman Richard C. Pillard |
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| Affiliation: | Psychopharmacology Laboratory, Clinical Unit, Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Abstract: | Two techniques for measuring palmar sweating were tested for their sensitivity to a standard anticholinergic agent. The finger sweat-print and palmar sweatweight methods were compared in a double-blind, crossover study by determining their relative sensitivity in detecting the antisweating effects of 0.5 mg of atropine sulfate. The sweat-print method was significantly superior in detecting drug-induced sweat reduction and hypothesized sex differences. |
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| Keywords: | Palmar conductance Finger sweating Anticholinergic drugs Sex differences |
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