Exploring hyperhidrosis and related thermoregulatory symptoms as a possible clinical identifier for the dysautonomic subtype of Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

Chronic hyperhidrosis appears to be associated with a dysautonomia dominant subtype in PD patients, which is also associated with sleep disorders and a higher rate of dyskinesia (fluctuation-related hyperhidrosis). These data should prompt the concept of hyperhidrosis being used as a simple clinical screening tool to identify PD patients with autonomic symptoms.