Promotional Communication. The medical devices SUDOSCAN & EZSCAN are regulated health products under the CE certification, Class IIa, according to the European Medical Device directive – SGS Belgium, notified body 1639. The test allows screening and monitoring of peripheral autonomic neuropathies. It can be performed in diabetic patients or in patients suffering from neurological diseases involving small fibers damage. As with any diagnostic test, its results must be interpreted in a global context including the clinic and other examinations performed. Please read the user manual instructions carefully. Contact our office for more information. Last update: 2021/01/12
SUDOSCAN principle
A test of sudoral function
The degeneration of small nerve fibers reduces sweat gland innervation and impairs sudomotor function.
SUDOSCAN tests sweat gland function by applying a small direct current to both hand and foot sensor plates. At a low voltage, the stratum corneum acts as a capacitor, leaving the sweat ducts as the only channel for the transmission of Cl- ions.
SUDOSCAN provides a quantitative measure of chloride conductance (measured in microsiemens) and its results serve as a biomarker to assess sweat gland function in relation to sweat gland innervation.
The degeneration of small nerve fibers reduces sweat gland innervation and impairs sudomotor function.
SUDOSCAN tests sweat gland function by applying a small direct current to both hand and foot sensor plates. At a low voltage, the stratum corneum acts as a capacitor, leaving the sweat ducts as the only channel for the transmission of Cl- ions.
SUDOSCAN provides a quantitative measure of chloride conductance (measured in microsiemens) and its results serve as a biomarker to assess sweat gland function in relation to sweat gland innervation.
SUDOSCAN result screen
The polarity of the stainless steel sensor plates is swapped during a scan to record individual right and left side conductance values.
The amount of observed asymmetry is an indicator of the type of peripheral neuropathy.
