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@article{citeulike:3322762, abstract = {A multichannel logger for long-term measurements of sweat activity is presented. The logger uses skin surface electrodes for unipolar admittance measurements in the stratum corneum. The logger is developed with emphasis on clinical use. The portability of the logger enables recording of sweat activity under circumstances such as daily errands, exercise and sleep. Measurements have been done on 24 healthy volunteers during relaxation and exercise with heart rate monitoring. Recordings of sweat activity during sleep have been done on two healthy subjects. Early results show good agreement with the literature on sweating physiology and electrodermal activity. Results are presented showing measurements related to physical exercise, dermatomes, distribution of sweat glands and sympathetic activity. This study examines the normal sweating patterns for the healthy population, and we present results with the first 24 healthy volunteers. Comparing these results with similar measurements on hyperhidrosis patients will make it possible to find the most useful parameters for diagnosis and treatment evaluation.}, address = {Department of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.}, author = {Tronstad, C. and Gjein, G. E. and Grimnes, S. and Martinsen, {\O}. G. and Krogstad, A. L. and Fosse, E.}, citeulike-article-id = {3322762}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544832}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18544832}, issn = {0967-3334}, journal = {Physiological measurement}, keywords = {electrodermal, skin\_conductance, sudomotor\_function}, month = {June}, number = {6}, posted-at = {2008-09-23 18:03:18}, priority = {5}, title = {Electrical measurement of sweat activity.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544832}, volume = {29}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3322762 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3322762 N2 - A multichannel logger for long-term measurements of sweat activity is presented. The logger uses skin surface electrodes for unipolar admittance measurements in the stratum corneum. The logger is developed with emphasis on clinical use. The portability of the logger enables recording of sweat activity under circumstances such as daily errands, exercise and sleep. Measurements have been done on 24 healthy volunteers during relaxation and exercise with heart rate monitoring. Recordings of sweat activity during sleep have been done on two healthy subjects. Early results show good agreement with the literature on sweating physiology and electrodermal activity. Results are presented showing measurements related to physical exercise, dermatomes, distribution of sweat glands and sympathetic activity. This study examines the normal sweating patterns for the healthy population, and we present results with the first 24 healthy volunteers. Comparing these results with similar measurements on hyperhidrosis patients will make it possible to find the most useful parameters for diagnosis and treatment evaluation. IS - 6 JF - Physiological measurement SN - 0967-3334 AD - Department of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. TI - Electrical measurement of sweat activity. VL - 29 KW - electrodermal KW - skin_conductance KW - sudomotor_function AU - Tronstad, C AU - Gjein, GE AU - Grimnes, S AU - Martinsen, ØG AU - Krogstad, AL AU - Fosse, E PY - 2008/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544832 ER -